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.
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.
An upcoming federal trial will decide how much General Electric must pay for stymying competition in the repair market for its equipment. A jury previously awarded plaintiffs tens of millions of dollars.
A trial is deciding whether federal Superfund law makes three South Carolina counties responsible for costs to remove CRT displays and other material abandoned by shuttered processor Creative Recycling Systems.
A Hong Kong court fined four companies after authorities seized e-scrap imported from the U.S. and raided three electronics recycling sites.
A Kentucky judge has denied Kenneth Gravitt’s request to withdraw his guilty plea. He will be sentenced for CRT-related crimes in October.
A CRT recycling company owner has asked a judge to withdraw his plea of guilty to federal criminal charges.
Federal prosecutors allege a computer repair and refurbishment company owner defrauded a government program to obtain numerous used devices over a decade.
A cable services provider is the latest company to sign a multi-million-dollar agreement to settle allegations of improper e-scrap disposal in California.