Lawmakers in Illinois are considering changes to the state’s e-scrap program. House Bill 4202, sponsored by Democrat Emily McAsey, would increase manufacturers’ yearly recycling obligations and keep collection and recycling firms from charging local communities for their services. While the Illinois Manufacturers Association is attempting to put the brakes on the immediate changes, citing budgetary constraints, proponents of the measure argue that current manufacturer collection goals are too low, leaving recycling firms collecting the material without enough financial backing for proper processing.

Some e-scrap processors desire to offer recycling services to cloud computing service providers. A basic primer on cloud computing based on data from Synergy Research Group shows that Amazon is by far the largest service provider, followed by Microsoft, IBM, Google, Salesforce and Rackspace. In terms of infrastructure equipment used in these server farms, Cisco is the leading manufacturer, followed by HP, IBM, Dell, EMC and VMware.

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