The owners of e-scrap processor Total Reclaim have been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges related to their export of LCD devices to Hong Kong.
The owners of e-scrap processor Total Reclaim have been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges related to their export of LCD devices to Hong Kong.
The Basel Action Network exports watchdog group and Canadian e-scrap company Electronic Recycling Association have ended their legal battle, shortly after a judge tossed out some of the processor’s claims.
Chinese officials doubled down on plans to ban virtually all recovered material imports by the end of the year, despite opposition from U.S. interests.
This story has been updated.
The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to further disrupt the U.S. recycling industry by closing a growing market.
Photo shows the tracking device on a laptop displaying the tracking software interface.
Of 170 trackers placed in e-scrap devices over the past two years, the vast majority remained in the U.S. Most of those electronics that were exported went to Asia, according to the Green Tracking Service.
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Oregon regulators announced they’ve settled a case against e-scrap processor Total Reclaim, centered on the company misleading customers about how devices were being handled. The company had previously acknowledged the settlement.
BAN staff member Chris Brandt installs a GPS tracker into an LCD screen in Ireland.
The Basel Action Network today released its latest e-scrap export tracking study, this time highlighting shipments from European Union countries to Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.
E-scrap exports to Hong Kong will require more due diligence beginning in January, when the semi-autonomous region implements new import and recycling permit requirements.
Import policies in China and Southeast Asia continue to tighten, making it more difficult to move certain e-scrap materials to international markets.