A bill that terminates North Carolina’s electronics recycling law has made it through the state Senate, but it still faces significant hurdles.
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A bill that terminates North Carolina’s electronics recycling law has made it through the state Senate, but it still faces significant hurdles.
A bill aimed at expanding recycling outlets for CRT panel glass has passed out of California’s legislature – and not a single lawmaker cast a vote against it.
California officials are inviting industry players to participate in a survey regarding possible changes to the state’s e-scrap recycling program.
Representatives from major electronics manufacturers took to the stage at last week’s E-Scrap 2016 conference. They detailed efforts to create more sustainable devices and also took aim at some requirements of state electronics recycling programs.
Seattle-based Total Reclaim says it will appeal a penalty imposed by the Washington Department of Ecology for improper shipments of material.
Debate over state electronics recycling laws has reached new heights in recent years, and the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that help fund the programs have been at the center of the discussion.
Collection figures from two West Coast states suggest CRT volumes are beginning to decline, but that trend isn’t playing out everywhere.
The state of New Jersey is working to reform its e-scrap law, and lawmakers plan to have a bill to send to the governor by next month.
Legislation introduced in Pennsylvania increases the amount of e-scrap that manufacturers would be on the hook for recycling each year.
Several years of lagging recovered material totals have led leaders of Oregon’s e-scrap program to slash weight targets for manufacturers beginning next year.