E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- China reiterates total ban and tries to define ‘solid waste’
- Tracking study provides insight into U.S. exports
- Re-Teck opens site in Southeast Asia
California
- A look at which Calif. processors won when ECS lost
- Target signs multi-million-dollar e-scrap disposal settlement
- Data security regulations on the way in California
Canada
Certification standards
- EPEAT audits measure company compliance
- Draft of R2 revision released for comment
- Plan unveiled for oversight of R2 audits
Collection
- Automated collection kiosks enter the Big Apple
- Pittsburgh e-scrap effort is stuck at the start line
- European e-scrap collection on the rise
Computers
- Sims sees profit potential in data center material
- Feds: Refurb shop owner illegally obtained computers
- Reuse marketplace grabs major investment backing
Courts/lawsuits
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Total Reclaim owners sentenced to federal prison
- Defamation lawsuit against BAN dropped
CRTs
- Cleanup begins at shuttered facility in New England
- Processors named in CRT case defend their actions
- Struggling processor Metech sold for $300,000
Data security
- Study finds sensitive data remains on used drives
- Personal info abounds on used devices
- Survey shows consumer data protection attitudes
E-plastics
- Chemical recycling may offer help on e-plastics
- Federally backed research effort eyes e-scrap
- Basel changes may further disrupt e-plastic movement
EPR/stewardship
- Province expands EPR program’s covered device list
- EPR program to cover host of new devices
- A look at which Calif. processors won when ECS lost
Europe
- EU to enact chemical threshold for recycled plastic
- European e-scrap collection on the rise
- Smelter increased PCB consumption last year
Exports
- Basel changes may further disrupt e-plastic movement
- Repair rift continues among Basel stakeholders
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
Flat-panel displays
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
- UK robot tackles a surge of old flat screens
Industry groups
- Proposed export ban draws varied responses
- Chemical recycling may offer help on e-plastics
- Repair rift continues among Basel stakeholders
Local programs
- Pittsburgh e-scrap effort is stuck at the start line
- E-scrap grant money still available in Empire State
- Curbside collections grow in the Big Apple
Markets
- Sims sees profit potential in data center material
- How e-plastics could become feedstock for concrete
- The forces at play
Metals
- Federally backed research effort eyes e-scrap
- Rare earth magnet recovery feeds new hard drives
- Phone-blending quantifies resources within
Mobile devices
- Phone refurb specialist expands into e-scrap
- Phone-blending quantifies resources within
- Survey highlights public data security concerns
OEMs
- Rare earth magnet recovery feeds new hard drives
- EPEAT audits measure company compliance
- Recycling takeaways from Apple’s sustainability report
Opinion
- Open Letter: Learn from Total Reclaim’s mistakes
- In My Opinion: Potential in the policy
- In My Opinion: UNU study correct on illegal e-scrap shipments
Processors
- Proposed export ban draws varied responses
- Cleanup begins at shuttered facility in New England
- ITAD company expands South American footprint
Refurbishment/reuse
- Phone refurb specialist expands into e-scrap
- Immigration officials sweep Texas repair firm
- Support builds for independent device repair
Regulation/oversight
- Proposed export ban draws varied responses
- Cleanup begins at shuttered facility in New England
- Repair rift continues among Basel stakeholders