Google is working to make Chromebooks easier for schools to repair with a new self-repair program guide.
Google is working to make Chromebooks easier for schools to repair with a new self-repair program guide.
The pandemic put a pause on one electronics collection effort throughout New York City, but it is slowly returning in phases.
Washington state processors handled far more flat-panel displays than CRT devices in 2020, continuing a trend that began the year before, according to the state’s annual report.
Processors and state programs alike saw a lot less material this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. But in the last couple months, inbound volumes have returned and surged in some cases. That fact has created new challenges.
New York City has “indefinitely suspended” its curbside e-scrap collection program, a move expected to save the city about $3.4 million a year.
Citing concerns over COVID-19, a major retailer, the largest U.S. city and a handful of other electronics recycling collection channels have paused services.
Two bills before Congress provide millions of dollars in funding for recycling efforts, including recovery and processing of electronics.
New York City’s curbside e-scrap program has grown to serve additional areas of the nation’s largest metropolis.
E-scrap collection contracting in Fairfax County, Va. turned messy after the county selected a new service provider to replace its existing vendor.