A former e-scrap executive has been sentenced to one year in a federal prison for storing hazardous CRT waste without a permit.
A former e-scrap executive has been sentenced to one year in a federal prison for storing hazardous CRT waste without a permit.
Nulife Glass has removed all CRT materials from its shuttered Virginia site, which was the last of the company’s locations where leaded glass was being stored.
Two men accused of stockpiling and taking steps to illegally dispose of CRT glass have pleaded guilty to federal hazardous waste violations. One of them has been sentenced to probation.
Electronics manufacturers are proposing a nationwide point-of-sale fee to fund recycling of CRT devices, an industry group announced last week.
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.
Customers understand they need to pay fair prices for proper downstream management of CRTs, ERI’s Kevin Dillon said. But when he quotes 25 to 35 cents a pound to recycle a printer, they look at him like he’s crazy.
An upcoming South Carolina processing facility will handle CRTs, circuit boards, scrap plastics and more, a company leader has confirmed to E-Scrap News.
Illinois-headquartered Com2, which uses glass to produce a glaze for ceramics, has seen its processing activity cut in half over the past year.
A Kentucky judge has denied Kenneth Gravitt’s request to withdraw his guilty plea. He will be sentenced for CRT-related crimes in October.