In late 2021, the Council of the District of Columbia passed a law allowing only eStewards-certified facilities to be used in the eCYCLE Program. This law prevented the use of R2-certified companies and limited opportunities for companies that were not e-Stewards-certified. However, circumstances have recently changed. In January, a new bill was signed by the…
Oregon’s House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would significantly change the state’s electronics collection and processing law. On March 22, House Bill 3220 passed with 56 votes in favor and four excused and not voting. Oregon’s E-Cycles 14-year-old program covers computers, TVs, monitors, printers, keyboards, and mice. HB 3220 will add fax machines,…
Negotiations to avert a potential railroad strike began earlier this year in June. President Biden signed railroad-related bi-partisan legislation on December 2 to impose the tentative national agreement negotiated by a Presidential Emergency Board in September. The legislation blocks a strike that could have major negative impacts on the U.S. economy. In order for the…
Beginning almost six years ago, dozens of e-scrap companies were sued after Closed Loop Refining and Recovery left warehouses full of CRT material when the business failed in 2016. This resulted in a dispute over funding for the cleanup of about 150 million pounds of abandoned CRT materials in Columbus, Ohio. Complaints targeting e-scrap companies…
California’s 2022 legislative session came to a close in August, resulting in several recycling laws passing the state House and Senate including a battery embedded bill and the Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022. Introduced by Senator Josh Newman, S.B. 1215 would expand the Electric Waste Recycling Act of 2003 program to recover new and…
Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including the importance of recycling your old devices before you upgrade, an update to Pennsylvania’s EPR program, details regarding California’s plan to ban gas powered vehicles, and how passwords may become a thing of the past. Recycle Your Old Devices Before Upgrading Earlier this month, Samsung…