Material at the Mesquite, Texas ECS Refining facility. E-Scrap News file photo.
E-scrap processor Dynamic Recycling has signed a deal to buy assets from bankrupt company ECS Refining. Meanwhile, environmental and cost complications are popping up around facility cleanup efforts.
Labeling and storage issues led state regulators to fine eLot Electronics Recycling in New York.
Import duties have taken effect on machinery, components and billions of dollars of additional products shipped to the U.S. from China.
Pathum Thani/Thailand- June 8, 2018: The Royal Thai Police investigating an e-scrap facility in Thailand.
The owner of a Thai e-scrap facility that was visited by police last month denies illegal activities were occurring at the location.
The government of Thailand has banned all e-scrap from entering its ports, amid a major increase in shipments to the country.
Thai authorities are cracking down on e-scrap imports after government inspections showed frequent abuse of import licenses.
The debate over the merits and pitfalls of e-scrap exporting has been alive and well for decades now, but one thing has remained clear: Choosing to ship material halfway around the world adds a thick layer of complication to the basic goal of managing the domestic e-scrap stream.
Legislation supporting retrievable storage as a downstream outlet for CRT glass has advanced in Illinois, and certification standards organizations are concerned – one may even consider withdrawing its program from the state.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued the former CEO of E-Waste Systems, alleging fraud and other violations of federal law. The federal agency settled separate enforcement actions against two other people involved with the company.
Large piles of CRT glass at Closed Loop’s S 59th Ave. site in Phoenix. Photo from 2016.
Major CRT tonnages left behind by Closed Loop Refining and Recovery sit in warehouses in Arizona and Ohio as regulatory and legal action continues.