Researchers propose global ‘ultimate producer responsibility’
More than two dozen researchers and e-scrap experts from nine countries are calling for a global extended producer responsibility system...
Trade & Tariffs
In My Opinion: Allowing exports is how America COMPETES best
A longtime exports policy observer says an e-scrap exports prohibition currently under consideration in Congress protects OEM profits by squeezing...
In My Opinion: Why Congress should pass SEERA
The co-founder of the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling argues that an e-scrap export prohibition will safeguard the U.S., advance...
As bill nears finish line, senators urge e-scrap export ban
Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced the Secure E-waste Export and Recycling Act as a tactic to push inclusion of e-scrap...
US fiber exports rebound after two years of declines
Scrap fiber exports to China collapsed in 2021, but the rest of the world more than made up the difference....
New tariff codes may better describe e-scrap exports
A newly adopted schedule of tariff codes provides more detailed categories for e-scrap shipments moving over international borders. The changes...
US scrap plastic exports continue years-long decline
U.S. scrap plastic exports fell by 12% in 2021, even though some countries, such as India and Mexico, brought in...
Huge shipping company will no longer move plastic waste
CMA CGM Group, the third-largest ocean shipping company in the world, announced it will no longer carry post-use plastics on...
E-scrap export restriction proposal moves to Senate
The U.S. House passed the America COMPETES Act on Feb. 4, moving a restriction of e-scrap exports closer to becoming...
Pandemic PC shipments slowing in Q4
Worldwide PC shipments declined in the final quarter of 2021, but overall the year saw nearly 10% growth.
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