Federal officials are currently considering a change to export regulations that would require companies to document all shipments of used electronic shipments abroad.
Federal officials are currently considering a change to export regulations that would require companies to document all shipments of used electronic shipments abroad.
A bill advancing in the Washington state legislature blacklists e-scrap processors that twice violate state program rules. It also requires the disclosure of prices processors charge.
A Basel Action Network project that followed the trail of broken devices didn’t just lead to a loss of certification for one company – it also prompted an entire state program to take action, recent analysis shows.
A Washington state metals recycling company has grown its e-scrap capabilities by acquiring a facility previously owned by IMS Electronics Recycling.
Markets and regulations are forcing companies active in the nation’s largest state electronics recycling program to landfill CRT glass. The move is legal, but it’s raising difficult questions for the many processors that have publicly vowed to avoid disposal.
Growing volumes of Nigerian e-scrap coincide with an evolving processor field, and port workers will have an early vote on a labor contract that could bring some stability to West Coast exports.
After a multimillion dollar lawsuit was dismissed late last week, the founder of a troubled East Coast e-scrap firm has gone on the offensive.
An electronics recycling firm has been sued by Microsoft for allowing more than 70,000 Microsoft Office key cards to be re-sold on the black market. Continue Reading
Illinois-based electronics refurb firm PC Rebuilders and Recyclers has been sued by another industry firm that claims tens of thousands of dollars in payment have not materialized.
Kenny Gravitt, who led Kentucky-based GES, could be facing prison time and steep fines in connection with the handling and disposal of CRT glass.