E-scrap generation grew 63 percent in east and Southeast Asian countries in five years, a comprehensive study has found. Some nations are ill-equipped to handle that increase. Continue Reading
E-scrap generation grew 63 percent in east and Southeast Asian countries in five years, a comprehensive study has found. Some nations are ill-equipped to handle that increase. Continue Reading
The federal government will invest up to $70 million in a new research institute focused on reducing recycling costs and boosting recycled content in manufacturing. E-scrap is one focus of the initiative.
Scott Pruitt, photo by Gage Skidmore
After several weeks spent considering several candidates, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as his nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nulife Glass has not yet heard from state officials on whether millions of pounds of leaded CRT material will be considered hazardous waste.
Minnesota made significant changes to its e-scrap program. However, its neighbor Wisconsin failed to pass major updates. Those are just two notes in our look at six action-packed months in state-level policy.
Japan-based Mitsubishi Materials has formed a company to begin collecting and processing large amounts of e-scrap in Europe. It plans to ship the material to its smelters and refineries in Japan.
In a perverse manner, processors of obsolete electronics love stock market slumps because such phenomena can push up the value of precious metals.
The U.S. market for new PCs saw “strong results” for the second quarter of 2016, though international markets showed a drop.
Key electronics recycling leaders, especially those from Asia, gathered in China recently to discuss the realities of e-scrap management from a global perspective.
Government agencies have started cleaning up the toxic aftermath of a fire at a Los Angeles-area metals and e-scrap recycling facility. Clean-up costs are expected to total in the millions of dollars.