NERC in the News
2013
March
States Seek EPA Help On Policy, Other Barriers To Electronics Recycling. "State electronics recycling program managers are calling on EPA to assist states and industry in addressing regulatory, market and other barriers preventing the recycling of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and limiting states' ability to regulate." Article published in Inside EPA.
Unwanted Electronic Gear Rising in Toxic Piles. "“Lots of smaller recyclers are in over their heads, and the risk that they might abandon their stockpiles is very real,” said Jason Linnell of the Electronics Recycling Coordination Clearinghouse, an organization that represents state environmental regulators, electronics manufacturers and recyclers. In February, the group sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking for immediate help dealing with the rapidly growing stockpiles of the glass, much of which contains lead." Article published in the NY Times.
Pennsylvania Recycling Industries Congress Highlights New Recycling Economy. "The mid-February Pennsylvania Recycling Industries Congress was something new in the Keystone State — two major industry organizations getting together to showcase the importance of private-sector recycling to the state's economy." "The Northeast Recycling Council did a study in 2009 that indicated that the 3,803 Pennsylvania establishments involved in recycling, reliant on recycling, or involved in reuse and remanufacturing generated 52,316 jobs with an annual payroll totaling $2.2 billion, while also bringing in gross receipts of $20.6 billion." Published in Waste360
