E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Hong Kong court issues fines for e-scrap storage
- China continues to clamp down on scrap imports
- CEO sentenced to prison for counterfeit software scheme
California
- No-landfill pledges collide with CRT realities in California
- Another retailer settles an e-scrap case in California
- ERI partners with Los Angeles for mail-in program
Canada
Certification standards
- Mobile phones added to EPEAT program
- SERI releases R2 guidance document
- SERI: Doctored R2 certificate submitted in attempt to win contract
Collection
- Wisconsin survey shows many devices stored in households
- Can export incentives help clean up Agbogbloshie?
- Single-use batteries push 2016 growth for collection program
Computers
- Startup pushes technology for circuit board processing
- EPA recognizes advance in rare earth element separation
- Wisconsin survey shows many devices stored in households
Courts/lawsuits
- Coordinated raids nab e-scrap and more
- Federal indictment in Utah CRT stockpile case
- Closed Loop execs ordered to pay millions in Ohio
CRTs
- Sioux City CRT stockpiles prompt enforcement action
- Stakeholders spar as CRTs sit in Virginia warehouse
- Federal indictment in Utah CRT stockpile case
Data security
- WRAP: Tackle data security to increase device recovery
- Shifts in IT market carry major e-scrap implications
E-plastics
- E-plastics among materials targeted by REMADE Institute
- Electronics not named in China’s imports ban
- Dell increases use of recovered e-plastics
EPR/stewardship
- Battery recycling group launches safety information campaign
- N.J. discusses plan for e-scrap program changes
- Illinois lawmakers pave way for e-scrap program reform
Europe
- WRAP: Tackle data security to increase device recovery
- EU body takes aim at planned obsolescence in devices
- Irish effort seeks to deploy LCD separation equipment
Exports
- Coordinated raids nab e-scrap and more
- Electronics not named in China’s imports ban
- PC shipments continue downward trend
Flat-panel displays
- Hong Kong court issues fines for e-scrap storage
- Irish effort seeks to deploy LCD separation equipment
- Wisconsin survey shows many devices stored in households
Industry groups
- Battery recycling group launches safety information campaign
- Building up data to address e-scrap industry goals
- N.J. discusses plan for e-scrap program changes
Local programs
- Stakeholders spar as CRTs sit in Virginia warehouse
- Lawmakers scramble to reform e-scrap program in Illinois
- OEM collection obligations significantly reduced in Oregon
Markets
- CRT processor Nulife suspends operations
- PC shipments continue downward trend
- Startup pushes technology for circuit board processing
Metals
- Why all operators should test for lead
- Startup pushes technology for circuit board processing
- EPA recognizes advance in rare earth element separation
Mobile devices
- Phone processor pushes forward on Tennessee expansion
- Mobile phones added to EPEAT program
- Analysis rates repairability of top mobile devices
OEMs
- Mobile phones added to EPEAT program
- Illinois lawmakers pave way for e-scrap program reform
- Lawmakers scramble to reform e-scrap program in Illinois
Processors
- Sioux City CRT stockpiles prompt enforcement action
- In My Opinion: Have you checked for mercury in your workplace?
- Federal indictment in Utah CRT stockpile case
Refurbishment/reuse
- ITAD firm reports strong market for used devices
- Phone processor pushes forward on Tennessee expansion
- California processor wins eBay small-business award
Regulation/oversight
- Sioux City CRT stockpiles prompt enforcement action
- Stakeholders spar as CRTs sit in Virginia warehouse
- CRT processor Nulife suspends operations