The chairman and principal investor of 3S International says the processing company’s future is bright, despite a recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Continue Reading
The chairman and principal investor of 3S International says the processing company’s future is bright, despite a recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Continue Reading
An e-scrap startup reflects on its first half-decade, and a Filipino writer cautions lawmakers to adopt e-scrap legislation in the interest of public health.
Global Environmental Services filed for bankruptcy in recent months and has since been accused of leaving a wake of CRTs and piles of processed glass in Kentucky and Texas.
CRT glass at Closed Loop’s S 59th. Ave site in Phoenix.
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With financial and regulatory pressure mounting, Closed Loop Refining and Recovery is on the brink of closing and leaving more than 90 million pounds of stockpiled CRT material in its wake.
At the time of Closed Loop Refining and Recovery’s closure earlier this year, more than 50 million pounds of leaded CRT glass were stockpiled at company sites around Phoenix. Continue Reading
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Legislation and technologies have led to more formalized e-scrap processing in China and Hong Kong, experts meeting in Macau said recently. But key challenges remain, particularly in China’s new electronics take-back program.
One city refuses to reinstate its electronics recycling program despite residents’ frustration, and remote Alaska receives attention for e-scrap cleanups.
Universal Recycling Technologies has reached a settlement with the state of New Hampshire over hazardous waste violations identified in 2012.
A recent bankruptcy petition and lawsuit from investors highlight the continuing troubles facing closed e-scrap company Diversified Recycling.
New York’s Tekserve shut down this week after 29 years in business. The company was done in by sustained competition from Apple, the very brand that was central to Tekserve’s business model.