The Washington Department of Ecology asked over 100 governments to fill out a survey on e-scrap program effectiveness. | Susan Montgomery/Shutterstock
Washington state’s e-scrap program released a report outlining the sentiments of community officials when it comes to collection convenience and more. Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s E-Cycle program awarded a round of grant funding.
A presenter at NERC’s Spring 2022 Conference noted wireless headphones among the many battery-containing devices that are challenging for recycling processors. | aperturesound/Shutterstock
The looming wave of lithium-ion batteries that will need to be recycled generated an engaged discussion at the Northeast Recycling Council’s Spring 2022 Conference.
If the bill passes, South Carolina will be the second state to move to a clearinghouse-style EPR program. | Grindstone Media Group/Shutterstock
South Carolina’s legislature is working out the final details on a bill that eliminates weight targets for electronics collection and instead aims to give consumers easy access to drop off items.
North Carolina’s pounds collected per-capita fell to 2.12 pounds in 2020-21. | Serge Cornu/Shutterstock
COVID-19 impacts and ongoing trends in the materials stream made a major impact on the North Carolina state e-scrap program last year.
TerraCycle US reported income (before income taxes) was $7.5 million for 2020, up 89% from the prior year. | Courtesy of TerraCycle
TerraCycle US’s Regulated Waste recycling business continued to experience financial losses last year, but they weren’t as bad as the year before.
Call2Recycle is offering a bulk collection service for battery recycling called OneDrum. | Courtesy of Call2Recycle
ERI facilities in California and Indiana will sort and ship out used batteries as part of a nationwide mixed-battery collection program from stewardship organization Call2Recycle.
Since Wisconsin’s electronics recycling law took effect in 2010, the DNR has conducted six statewide household recycling surveys. | Courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Fewer devices were sitting unused in Wisconsin homes in 2021 than three years prior, a report found.
E-scrap program officials in Hawaii County, which encompasses the state’s Big Island, say a redesigned collection program will be rolled out sometime after July 1, 2022. | Alicia Fdez/Shutterstock
E-scrap collection on the Big Island of Hawaii is suspended due to a lack of funds, but the program will be redesigned and opened again later this year.
Denver residents will have doorstep e-scrap collection thanks to a pilot program from Retrievr, Google, Apple, Amazon, Dell Technologies and Microsoft. | Arina P Habich/Shutterstock
Some of the technology world’s big names are funding an electronics collection effort in Denver, trying to boost recycling rates.
E-scrap recycling rates are very low in 13 Latin American countries assessed by the United Nations, highlighting a need for expanding or enforcing regulations. | Divina Epiphania/Shutterstock
Despite most countries having at least some e-scrap-related legislation, recycling rates in 13 Latin American countries are very low, at just under 3%, a U.N. report found.