CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices As of July 1, manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products must comply with new requirements in California, as part
CRT volumes decline, but end is not yet in sight Cathode ray tube devices, long the major headache material for the electronics recycling industry, continue
California suggests upping e-scrap processing payments The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has proposed increasing some payment rates for processors who participate in
California processor draws equity investment Longtime e-scrap and IT asset disposition firm CEAR has received an investment from a Texas-based capital firm, priming the ITAD
Right-to-repair scorecard shows improvements for cell phones In this year’s “Failing the Fix” scorecard, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group said cell phones overall are
US circuit board processor files for bankruptcy Camston Wrather, a California-headquartered company that developed printed circuit board processing technology and owned ITAD firm Stream Recycling
Malaysia eyes improvements to e-scrap import procedures On the heels of high-profile illegal e-scrap import claims and updates to the Basel Convention, Malaysian officials said
Trade tensions emphasize e-scrap recycling needs As technology trade tensions between China and the U.S. escalate, bans on trading minerals used in producing LED screens,
Industry preps for Basel rules as Canada exempts US trade With just weeks to go before new e-scrap trading regulations take effect worldwide, companies are
California battery-bearing device rulemaking continues California regulators will accept public comments in December on regulations laying the groundwork for adding new battery-containing devices into the