The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suggested several amendments to an e-scrap reform bill that would hand greater program control to manufacturers. The state’s recycling community said it objected to the changes.
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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suggested several amendments to an e-scrap reform bill that would hand greater program control to manufacturers. The state’s recycling community said it objected to the changes.
Nulife Glass succeeded in getting a CRT glass smelting furnace up and running in New York but is now fighting with Pennsylvania regulators who say it is stockpiling material. State officials assert Nulife has speculatively accumulated 17 million pounds of CRT material in four warehouses in Pennsylvania.
E-scrap recycling companies are enjoying a price rise in the gold market, and Washington state collection volumes continue to drop.
Private-equity company Caretta Partners now owns a majority stake in Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets.
A country in Southeast Asia investigates pollution from an e-scrap recycling plant, and LG Electronics unveils a repair-friendly smartphone in the Middle East.
The weight of electronics recycled by Canadians continues to grow at a substantial pace, a report from Statistics Canada shows.
California presses felony charges over an e-scrap company’s alleged violations of hazardous waste laws, and communities in New Jersey and Wisconsin reduce or eliminate collections because of costs.
More small and difficult-to-recycle wearable electronics are entering the marketplace, presenting future challenges for those attempting to recover them.
Updated WEEE regulations begin to affect the U.K. collection system, and one market report predicts huge growth for the global e-scrap industry.
A company employing a unique recycling approach for hard disk drive magnets has raised $25 million to build a facility in Austin, Texas.