Research from a national laboratory shows that ultrasonic waves can be used to cheaply and effectively remove gold from scrap electronics.
In their experiments, scientists from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque applied two different surfactants to the surface of a cell phone SIM card before submerging it in water.
Scott Vander Kooy, president of Comprenew, signs a contract with Goodwill of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan in late March.[/caption]
A nonprofit e-scrap processor's expansion into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan provides a case study in how service area reach can be widened without incurring major capital costs.
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Customs officers in China’s port city of Xiamen seized a load of end-of-life electronics last month, claiming the material didn't meet e-scrap import standards.
The country’s General Administration of Customs 
Researchers have looked at how the costs of e-scrap processing stack up against virgin mining, and their findings indicate recycling is more efficient for some key metals.
The analysis, completed by professors Jinhui Li and Xianlai Zeng of Tsinghua University in Beijing and professor John Mathews of Macquarie University in Sydney, shows economic upsides 
Over the past decade, third-party certification has become an expectation for many processors and refurbishers of electronics.
R2, which is administered by Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) and offers its certification on a facility-by-facility basis, 
Most e-scrap managers know not to shred mobile devices that contain lithium-ion batteries. But it turns out fires are a threat even when disassembly procedures are utilized.
In a recent webinar hosted by the U.S.
PCs and display devices will have to meet new standards to be listed on a registry of environmentally friendly electronics.
The Green Electronics Council (GEC) 
Maine lawmakers passed an update to the state's electronics recycling law.
Authorities recently handed down several penalties for improper management of scrap electronics.
On March 6 and March 13, a court in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous region of China,