A Canadian province has received a positive reception for its electronics extended producer responsibility program, but collection volumes are trending lower than expected. Continue Reading
A Canadian province has received a positive reception for its electronics extended producer responsibility program, but collection volumes are trending lower than expected. Continue Reading
New York City is expanding a program in which households can make a reservation to have end-of-life devices picked up by city crews.
The latest Canadian province to launch an industry-managed electronics recycling program is finding healthy use of its drop-off locations.
Lawmakers hear testimony from Ned Eldridge of eLoop (left), Michele Nestor of Nestor Resources and Bob Bylone of the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center.
Manufacturers say proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program would make it the worst in the country from an OEM perspective. Proponents, however, note the bill fixes dire problems that have led to rampant CRT dumping statewide.
Regulators say 1.6 million pounds of computers and monitors were recycled through the Oklahoma state program last year, the lowest weight in six years.
Proposed legislation dramatically overhauls Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program, adding a point-of-sale fee on certain devices and making manufacturers financially responsible for end-of-life management of all devices collected under the law.
Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this year, some of them want to take another go at it.
Updates to the R2 standard continue to be developed, and a large e-scrap processing facility is under construction in South Australia.
Washington’s e-scrap collection numbers are down again. In the first six months of 2016, the state program took in less than 90 percent of the weight collected during the same period a year ago.
Residents fear a local government e-scrap collection program will harm charities, and recycling professionals describe the routes they took into the industry.