Regulators in California have decided to increase payments to companies participating in the state's electronics recycling program. The changes, which were approved June 21, will take effect July 1. Companies, orgnanizations and governments will now get  a total of 49 cents per pound to collect and recycle end-of-life electronics under the state program, which represents an increase of 5 cents...

A California company using a silicone-based additive in the creation of food-contact-approved recycled PET is expanding production to Indiana.

An optical sorting technology and two approaches to PET recycling are among the items we detail in this month's look at industry-related patents.

A wet shredder and hydrocyclone separation system from Herbold Meckesheim is helping a Netherlands reclaimer process film for recycling.

Industry stakeholders in Europe have developed a way to more quickly decontaminate recovered plastics that have been in contact with pesticides and solvents.

Equipment companies release innovative optical sortation technologies, and the Association of Plastic Recyclers recognizes research improving recyclability.

New research out of Germany holds promise for high-accuracy optical sorting of black plastics at reasonable costs.

A bill axing North Carolina's electronics recycling law has hit a stumbling block. After passing the state Senate earlier this month, House Bill 169 this week failed to gain the approval of House members, state records show.The omnibus legislation, which tackles a wide range of regulatory reform issues, eliminates the state's electronics recycling program and landfill ban on select devices....

A lab operated by tech giant IBM has developed a one-step method for recycling polycarbonate electronic items into high-performance engineering plastics. Staffers at IBM Research in San Jose, Calif. discovered a chemical process to convert polycarbonates into plastics safe for water purification, fiber optics and medical equipment."Polycarbonates are common plastics in our society – especially in consumer electronics in the...

Legislation championed by electronics repair advocates failed to advance in the New York legislature this year. The New York State Legislature adjourned last week without voting on bills requiring original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to make repair information and parts available to individuals and independent repair shops. The legislation was S3998B in the Senate andA6068A in the Assembly.Such legislative efforts have...