State lawmakers are considering a number of bills related to state electronics recycling programs this year, including two that create new extended producer responsibility laws.
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State lawmakers are considering a number of bills related to state electronics recycling programs this year, including two that create new extended producer responsibility laws.
A Samsung lithium-ion battery manufacturing subsidiary is exploring investment in recycling companies to recover cobalt and other materials, as demand climbs for the metals.
A TV collection debacle in one Pennsylvania township illustrates the problems the state electronics recycling program continues to face.
Property owners spent millions of dollars cleaning up CRT storage sites left behind by Creative Recycling Systems. But E-Scrap News has learned much of the glass went to companies that ultimately failed and abandoned stockpiles of their own.
Commercial Records Center of El Paso, Texas; Eco Shred of Lafayette, Ind.; Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists of Pomona, Calif.; Phoenix Recycling of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Secure On-Site Shredding of Richardson, Texas and Shred Doc Destr dba Balcones Shred of Dallas have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Market analysts say 2018 could be a golden year – or perhaps a silver and platinum one – for the prices of precious metals recovered from scrap electronics.
ATR’s facility in Grand Rapids, Mich. Photo courtesy of ATR.
An ITAD company’s growth in Michigan shows how partnering with nonprofit social service groups can present solid business-building opportunities.
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CRT management concerns and the latest details on an e-scrap export tracking project both drew the interest of readers last month.
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An e-scrap company is accusing a Sprint subsidiary of failing to follow through on a supplier contract. The processor is asking for roughly $1.7 million in damages.
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Changes in the end-of-life stream are prompting the oldest state electronics recycling program in the country to rethink its processor payment system.