Total Reclaim Under Investigation Hidden GPS trackers placed into TV’s sent to Total Reclaim lead PBS Film crews and e-Steward investigators to unregulated scrapping operations in Hong Kong prompting DEQ and Washington Department of Ecology Investigations. Oregon regulators have also asked the state Department of Justice to open an investigation into whether Total Reclaim violated…
CRT Processor Closed Loop collapse is possible as financial, regulatory and compliance issues mount raising concerns they will leave behind the largest stockpile of CRT Glass in history. Estimates show the numbers could exceed 91 Million pounds at their Ohio and Arizona facilities. In an earlier ATR post we reported Closed Loop was no longer…
Illinois House passes CRT bill allowing CRT glass into landfill Illinois house passes CRT bill allowing glass contaminated with Lead to be placed into Peoria Landfill as the nations larges CRT glass processor Closed Loop collapses in Ohio leaving behind over 90 Million Pounds of glass. Earlier reports by Resource Recycling indicate property managers are…
Closed Loop Collapse Looms CRT Processor Closed Loop collapse is possible as financial, regulatory and compliance issues mount raising concerns they will leave behind the largest stockpile of CRT Glass in US history. Estimates show the numbers could exceed 91 Million pounds at their Ohio and Arizona facilities. In an earlier ATR post we reported…
FREE Recycling for Schools ATR offers FREE R2 certified electronics recycling for Schools, we offer safe and secure recycling for Schools to ensure student, parent and staff records are properly destroyed. If you’re state doesn’t offer FREE Recycling for Schools ATR is here to help. Most OEM funded Take back programs don’t include schools and district officials often…
Austin Recycler GES Files Bankruptcy GES files Bankruptcy leaving behind warehouses full of e-Waste and toxic landfills they created at their Kentucky and Austin locations. An earlier ATR report outlines the companies role in Kentucky’s E-Waste program which has since been suspended. According to Legal Filings Austin property owner HTL Properties LLC claims the…
Closed Loop opens up… Closed Loop Refining and Recovery is no longer certified to the R2 standard in Arizona and their Ohio certification has been suspended. Resource Recycling has been following this developing story for some time and broke the news earlier today, click on above link to read all their findings. According to…
Waste Management Caught Dumping Recyclables in Texas Waste Management officials revealed Thursday thousands of tons of local recyclables from 13 North Texas cities were dumped in landfills over a 21-month period ending in January. The Dallas Morning News is reporting the company fired five managers Monday, said Greta Calvery, a local Waste Management spokeswoman. “We just…
Best Buy Recycling Program Going Fee based Best Buy Recycling options will no longer include FREE CRT and TV recycling according to a recent post on their web site earlier today. Laura Bishop reported, “We are now charging customers $25 for each TV and computer monitor they recycle at our stores. And in two states…
2015 has been a great year for road warriors like myself who have taken full advantage of record low gas prices. Unfortunately it’s been at the expense of the environment and recycling programs are declining even faster than the commodity prices that make them feasible. Scrap Prices have plummeted over the past 2 years and…
