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Everything You Need to Know About e-Manifest Waste Tracking

Posted 06-21-2021

Businesses in many industries generate hazardous waste. From spent solvent and ink, to treatment residuals and spent acid, all of this waste is regulated and monitored by the EPA. More »

DOE Researches the Future of LED Manufacturing

Posted 06-21-2021

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new report that characterizes the global manufacturing supply chain for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and LED lighting products. More »

State Legislatures Busy With Plastics Policy on Shampoo Bottles, Chemical Recycling and Preemption

Posted 06-21-2021

New York could become the second state to ban single-use plastic hotel toiletry bottles under 12 ounces if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a bill (S543) that passed last week. More »

EPA Considers Factoring Devices into US Recycling Rate

Posted 05-04-2021

If electronics are repaired, refurbished or remanufactured, should their weight be counted in the U.S. recycling rate? More »

Minimum Recycled Content Bill Heads to Washington Governor's Desk

Posted 05-04-2021

A bill in Washington designed to increase recycled content in packaging and ban some types of expanded polystyrene (EPS) containers is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for signature. More »

DOE Study Examines Sensors in Tunable Lighting Systems

Posted 05-04-2021

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a report on the initial performance and reliability of chromaticity sensors used for tunable LED lighting systems. More »

LIFT America Act's Infrastructure Proposals List Landfill Gas Among Renewable Energy Sources

Posted 03-29-2021

The bill names landfill gas, biomass, and municipal solid waste under the definition of “renewable energy resources,” meaning technologies such as combustion and anaerobic digestion would be included as renewables in the clean energy portion of the bill, according to the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA). More »

CRT Cleanup Costs Fall To Landlord and Taxpayers

Posted 03-29-2021

A property owner paid $1.1 million to clean up e-scrap abandoned by a Processors in Tennessee. State regulators say a similar effort in Wisconsin will cost close to $2 million – and could come out of public funds. More »

How Site Remediation Can Breathe New Life into Contaminated Sites

Posted 03-29-2021

During the 19th and 20th centuries, America industrialized at unparalleled speeds, creating one of the largest, most advanced economies and societies the world had ever seen. But all that development came at a hefty price. More »

California Legislators Take Aim at Plastics with New Bill Package, Including Contested Producer Responsibility Plan

Posted 03-29-2021

California lawmakers have reintroduced SB 54, a bill that would require all single-use disposable packaging, including foodservice packaging, to be recyclable or compostable by January 2032. More »

Medical Waste Disposal, Now and in the Future

Posted 02-22-2021

Properly disposing of regulated medical waste is a necessity for a large number of facilities and businesses. Medical waste refers to the waste generated from medical and biological activities, such as the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of diseases. More »

2021 Could Be Year for Packaging EPR, Nearly A Dozen State Bills in Play

Posted 02-22-2021

Groups who want to shift recycling costs away from taxpayers and onto product packaging producers are racing to be the first to pass extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws this year. More »

Experts Talk Impact of Material Exports To Africa

Posted 02-22-2021

During a recent panel discussion, an e-scrap researcher and a journalist described the consequences of exporting electronics to developing nations. They also discussed how much of that material is reusable and how much is truly waste. More »

USGBC Top 10 States for LEED in 2020: Healthcare, Schools, Offices Account for More Than 60% of Green Building Certifications

Posted 02-22-2021

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED green building with Massachusetts leading the country in 2020 with the most certified square feet per capita. More »

Largest CRT Supplier to Closed Loop Agrees To Pay $6 Million

Posted 01-25-2021

E-scrap processor has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit demanding that it help clean up massive CRT stockpiles in Columbus, Ohio. More »

LRC Issues New Guidance for Implementing Circadian-Effective Lighting

Posted 01-25-2021

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published new guidance documents for designing circadian-effective lighting in K-12 classrooms and hospital patient rooms while avoiding increased energy use. More »

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