With implementation in New Brunswick last week, all 10 Canadian provinces now have extended producer responsibility programs for electronics.
With implementation in New Brunswick last week, all 10 Canadian provinces now have extended producer responsibility programs for electronics.
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Major changes to the Illinois electronics recycling program have been proposed, including a requirement that manufacturers fund the recycling of all covered devices that enter the system.
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Researchers have developed a biodegradable polymer for electronics, which could complicate e-scrap recycling if it were ever adopted for widespread use.
Information technology use is changing in several key manners, and this is causing change within the electronics refurbishing and recycling sector. That point was made clear at an industry gathering this week.
New York City officials have announced plans to make the Staten Island curbside e-scrap recycling service permanent while also rolling it out into more-populous city boroughs.
LCD devices contain many components that are commonly recycled, but the screen glass and the substance coating it are not among them.
Two former E-World Recyclers executives have reached plea deals with federal prosecutors, putting an end to a legal battle that lasted more than two years.
A Department of Homeland Security-sponsored campaign now counts ERI among its educators.
Sims Metal Management’s e-scrap business is generating less revenue but managing to increase earnings.
Data security procedures are being put to the test in an extensive study from the National Association for Information Destruction. Continue Reading