The second International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo recently held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in San Francisco, California was attended by several hundred industry executives and stakeholders in the e-waste management industry. The event featured more than 60 exhibits and 40 speakers...

Telephones and printers will be the first electronics products that will have to be tested to show compliance to China’s version of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) law. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently released its Key Administrative Catalog...

Time is running out for Indiana’s electronic waste collectors and recyclers to enroll in a new program intended to reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in the state’s landfills. Collectors and recyclers of obsolete electronics have until January  1st to enroll with the state’s...

Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 2 mobile phone maker, gave an upbeat forecast for 2009 mobile phone sales due to sharp growth in touchscreen models, but surging sales may not guarantee higher margins. Growing competition for market share could put Samsung under pressure to lower prices...

 Paragon Green, a leader in the information technology (IT) asset recovery and e-waste recycling industry, announced today the appointment of Linda McFarland as executive vice president of business development for joint venture partner 5R Processors Ltd. (5R), based in Ladysmith, Wis. She will continue...