E-cycler convicted of illegal exports

Dec 27, 2012 | 03:59 PM | Sean Davidson

Tags  Brandon Richter, Tor Olson, Executive Recycling, electronics recycling, BAN, Basel Action Network, Jim Puckett, Kumar Kibble CRTs

NEW YORK — An electronic waste recycler and two of its executives have been convicted by a federal jury on several counts related to illegally exporting electronic waste.

Englewood, Colo.-based Executive Recycling Inc. and the two executives—owner and chief executive officer Brandon Richter and vice president Tor Olson—were indicted in September on 16 counts alleging that they illegally exported more than 100,000 cathode ray tubes (CRTs) between 2005 and 2009 (amm.com, Oct. 11).....





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