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During the 12-month pilot study, over 200 people deposited 590 devices weighing over 1,000 pounds total. | Courtesy of Nottingham Trent University
An $8.4 million, multi-year project in Europe found that providing incentives directly to consumers can impact the recycling rates of mobile devices.
A recent op-ed argued that, because of manufacturing limitations, demand for used mining devices remains strong. | PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock
A Bitcoin Magazine contributor says cryptocurrency mining provides an incentive to reduce the generation of e-scrap through the resale of used units.
A survey showed IT professionals identified e-scrap as a major area for focus to reduce environmental impact. | rafapress/Shutterstock
The global climate change conference taking place this month should increase its focus on end-of-life electronics management, a U.K.-based IT industry association recently stated.
ERI’s Plainfield, Ind. facility is one of several that was found to be in compliance with e-Stewards requirements when it was targeted with GPS trackers to check downstream e-scrap outlets.
The e-Stewards certification standard this week named companies that showed conformity with the standard during unannounced inspections this year. The group also announced companies that had positive results when their downstreams were audited with GPS trackers.
An executive explains why third-party remarketing service providers may be a good option for processors. | Creative Stock Studio/Shutterstock
Every three years the Librarian of Congress authorizes exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). | DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock
The Librarian of Congress will continue allowing independent shops to legally unlock mobile phones so they can be used with any wireless carrier, increasing their resale value.
A pilot program will allow residents of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to recycle over 500 additional products. | ti1993/Shutterstock
Canada’s Northwest Territories will expand the list of items accepted in its electronics recycling program, as part of a two-year pilot project.
News of the electronics recycling impacts from a new California law was highly read in October. | Donald Walker / Shutterstock
Readers last month were drawn to articles about labeling law changes in California, a major new precious metals recovery facility, Sony’s CRT cleanup responsibility and more.