Wide world of e-scrap: July 13, 2016
E-scrap collection bins have been installed in an Indian coastal city, and Malaysian officials discuss the environmental damage caused by...
Mobile Devices
Market forecasts: Slower sales growth for phones, declines in tablets
Worldwide shipments of new mobile phones will increase 3.1 percent in 2016, a substantial slowdown from growth in previous years,...
Major boost in e-scrap volumes in Canada
The weight of electronics recycled by Canadians continues to grow at a substantial pace, a report from Statistics Canada shows....
In other news: May 25, 2016
A county in West Virginia could legally allow the landfilling of electronics but is choosing not to, and an investment...
Apple reports on electronics recycling efforts
Apple recovered around 61 million pounds of e-scrap in 2015, according to the company. "We work hard to keep electronic...
ISRI testifies in favor of bulk unlocking of cellphones, tablets
Bulk unlocking of cellphone and tablets for resale does not violate copyright law and should continue to be allowed, the...
Right-to-repair issues continue to affect e-scrap industry
Don’t think intellectual property laws apply to the scrap electronics recycling and refurbishment industry? Advocates fighting for "the right to...
Cell phone unlocking ban shakes up recycling industry
The Librarian of Congress has determined it is now illegal to unlock mobile phones, leaving many in the burgeoning mobile...
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