Dive Summary:
- Electronics recycling company Kentucky eScrap was started in 2000 due to a large amount of non-compliant computers in the area.
- There is an marked increase in business for electronics recycling within the past three years in Boone County, Kentucky.
- Electronics recycling numbers are up in Kentucky, but there is little competition in electronics recycling centers at this time.
From the article:
"According to the Kentucky Division of Waste Management 2012 annual report, Kentuckians recycled 37 percent of all municipal solid waste in 2011; over 2.19 million tons of material. This number is up from 2010, which saw 1.71 million tons recycled."
"In 2008, the Kentucky Pride Fund Program began to provide grant awards for the management of electronics waste and mercury, which has helped to increase the amount of electronics and hazardous waste being recycled, according to the state’s waste management annual report."
