E-Plastics

With the value of e-plastics plummeting and a major export market crumbling, North American firms are scrambling to identify ways...

An initiative in Europe will work to overcome obstacles to the closed-loop recycling of plastics from electronics and appliances. The...

An initiative funded by the federal government could help solve a key materials recovery issue in e-scrap. The REMADE (Reducing...

Chinese authorities say the country will prohibit some grades of recovered plastic and other materials from being imported by the...

Dell has more than doubled its annual usage of e-plastics collected through its supply chain since beginning the effort two...

A manufacturer has been recognized for its process that uses 100 percent post-consumer plastics from e-scrap, as well as packaging...

Electronics and appliances present an attractive source for reclaimed plastics, but technical challenges can often inhibit recovery. Many of the...

This story originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content....

This story originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.  ...

A smuggling crackdown in China is causing headaches for U.S. companies that recycle plastics recovered from electronics. Steve Wong, executive president of the...