PCs and display devices will have to meet new standards to be listed on a registry of environmentally friendly electronics.
PCs and display devices will have to meet new standards to be listed on a registry of environmentally friendly electronics.
The group behind the R2 standard released a broad plan for ensuring certified facilities better conform to the electronics recycling standard. Among the considerations is the use of GPS trackers to keep tabs on material movement.
Testimony from a data security industry group appears to have spurred government interest in strengthening regulations preventing data breaches.
John Lingelbach will be leaving his post at the helm of Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) and the R2 certification program later this year.
European coalitions representing electronics manufacturers have launched an internet-based information service designed to help processors better recycle devices.
Last year, in the pages of E-Scrap News, the Basel Action Network (BAN) called out a growing trend of waste trade denial. Josh Lepawsky, co-author of a study we critiqued for diminishing the significance of e-waste export from developed to developing countries, responded in the December 2015 E-Scrap News magazine with a critique of his own.
This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.
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Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
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An e-scrap processor is refuting allegations by Basel Action Network that the company shipped a broken monitor to Asia.
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Four e-scrap companies have issued statements after being tagged by the Basel Action Network for allegedly exporting scrap printers and LCD monitors.