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California legislation would make it easier to recycle panel glass

Published: August 25, 2016
Updated: November 20, 2016
by Bobby Elliott

A bill in California opens up recycling pathways for panel glass from CRTs by allowing barium levels to exceed current state limits.

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The latest e-scrap industry news

Top stories from August 2024
Stories covering secondhand component pricing, battery collection and processing, an ITAD firm’s expansion and a major Canadian program expansion drew reader attention last month.
New Hampshire expands electronics landfill ban
Starting in July 2025, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of other electronic devices will be banned from disposal in landfills, composting facilities and incinerators in New Hampshire.
Metals market fluctuations filter down to e-scrap sector
Prices for key e-scrap metals have experienced a wild ride this year, and the shifts in value have piled onto global trade regulations and ongoing dematerialization to create a challenging economic picture for the industry.
Q&A: Recycling needs heat. Kraftblock offers a solution
Despite its value in the sustainability sphere, recycling e-scrap is heat- and energy-intensive. Germany-headquartered Kraftblock says the electronics recycling industry needs physical solutions to decarbonize its heat and energy use.
Equipment Spotlight: Shredding system for e-scrap
BHS-Sonthofen highlighted equipment that recovers metals from e-scrap at the IFAT 2024 trade show earlier this year, including its Rotorshredder for specialized selective shredding of e-scrap or light metal scrap and its pre-shredder RAPAX.
Peripherals supplier scales up recycled e-plastic use
Logitech upped its use of recycled plastic last year, including e-plastics recovered from end-of-life electronics, according to its recently released impact report.
Assurant releases Q2 trade-in and upgrade data
Consumers continue to hold onto devices longer before trading them in, according to second-quarter data from a trade-in company.