Former e-scrap company executive Kenneth Eugene Gravitt was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to hazardous waste-related crimes.
Former e-scrap company executive Kenneth Eugene Gravitt was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to hazardous waste-related crimes.
Two counties that provided e-scrap to failed processor Creative Recycling Systems must help pay cleanup costs incurred after the material was abandoned, a judge decided.
The owners of Seattle processor Total Reclaim have pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy crimes, marking the latest development in the fallout from the company’s exports of LCD devices to Hong Kong.
A Canadian e-scrap operator has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Basel Action Network (BAN) after the Seattle-based watchdog group accused the business of exporting electronics to developing nations.
Federal charges have been filed against the owner of an Iowa e-scrap company, marking the latest of several legal cases related to the company’s alleged improper storage of CRTs and other e-scrap.
Improper storage of e-scrap at a Colorado prison has spurred a lawsuit involving the highest public officials in the state.
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The former head of an e-scrap startup has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud. He has appealed, claiming ineffective representation from his court-appointed attorney.
Whole Foods Market California and two companies it owns will pay over $1.6 million to settle allegations they improperly disposed of electronics and hazardous wastes.
A former e-scrap company executive has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and tax evasion charges, admitting he marketed device destruction and recycling services but actually landfilled e-scrap and sold intact units.
ECS Refining’s Silicon Valley location may be purchased by a different processor. Meanwhile, most ECS sites in other states are expected to be cleaned out within a week.