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Advancing bill ushers in ‘big change’ to state program

Published: May 25, 2022
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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.

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Service aims to reduce labor costs of scrap battery handling

Published: April 28, 2022
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Call2Recycle one drum grouping

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.

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Survey shows 18% drop in unused household devices

Published: April 28, 2022
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Worker at an e-scrap facility raking shredded material.

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.

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Hawaii County suspends e-scrap collection

Published: April 14, 2022
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E-scrap items set near a collection bin.

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.

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Apple and other OEMs fund doorstep e-scrap pilot

Published: March 3, 2022
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Aerial view of a Denver neighborhood with city skyline in background.

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.

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A look at e-scrap collection struggles in Latin America

Published: January 27, 2022
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View of globe with focus on South America.

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.

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Data shows e-scrap disposal increase in one state

Published: December 23, 2021
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Electronics collected for recycling in a bin.

Cascadia Consulting Group estimated Washington residents and businesses threw away 41,441 tons of electronics in the 2020-21 audit period. | Photographee.eu/Shutterstock

As COVID-19 took hold and e-scrap collection opportunities were canceled, the public began trashing a lot more of their electronics in Washington state, according to recently reported figures.

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TerraCycle and processor launch device collection services

Published: December 9, 2021
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TerraCycle's EasyPak program box sample.

This summer, TerraCycle’s EasyPak program launched mail-in serialized data destruction and electronics recycling services for businesses. | Courtesy of TerraCycle

TerraCycle has launched collection programs that will feed businesses’ used electronics to Clean Earth for data destruction and recycling. Clean Earth also recently announced its own mail-in option.

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