New York state will provide a temporary injection of money to help local governments manage e-scrap collections and recycling.
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New York state will provide a temporary injection of money to help local governments manage e-scrap collections and recycling.
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is asking local governments and electronics recycling stakeholders whether appliances, toys and other items should be added to the jurisdiction’s extended producer responsibility program. Continue Reading
A bill to update the state electronics recycling framework in Minnesota is now awaiting the signature of the state’s governor.
A bill winding its way through the North Carolina legislature would eliminate the state’s six-year-old e-scrap recycling system and prohibition on landfilling electronics.
California will boost the sums consumers pay when they buy new display devices, ensuring the solvency of a state fund backing e-scrap recycling.
Lawmakers in Ghana have reportedly approved legislation that will result in a national fund to provide collection and recycling services for end-of-life electronics.
Kenya becomes the first African country to pass a law directing flows of e-scrap, and an Aussie stewardship group reaches out to the country’s business community.
One expert says changes to the extended producer responsibility system in the U.K. are beneficial, and a Middle Eastern kingdom works to teach students about e-scrap recycling.
The state of Wisconsin is pleased with how its e-scrap program is going, but officials said in a recent report the program needs to be amended for the successes to continue.
Over the next few months, New York State officials will draft regulations aimed at providing clarity on the existing e-scrap law, improving program performance and addressing challenges.