This article originally appeared in the June 2017 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.
[dropcap]As[/dropcap] a researcher at an organization called The Sustainability Consortium, I was part of the group that last year published the “Electronics Recycling Landscape” report.
Tech Dump employs 50 people, many of whom have struggled to find or maintain steady work.[/caption]
For e-scrap recycling organization Tech Dump, it’s not all about the recycling.
This article originally appeared in the June 2017 issue of E-Scrap News.
This article originally appeared in the June 2017 issue of E-Scrap News.
Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly way to recover rare earth elements from shredded electronic scrap without the need for pre-sorting of materials.
Researchers at the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) found a way to dissolve rare earths metals, which are used in hard drive magnets, using an acid-free solution.
Nulife Glass, a company that built its own furnace to recycle CRT glass in the U.S., has decided to close.
The firm, led by Simon Greer, struggled to clear 
A European project will release a data platform providing a wealth of information on changes in the end-of-life stream.
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The Basel Action Network (BAN) has 
A new phone gets a rock-bottom score when it comes to repairability, and a Kansas program finds a creative way to reuse scrap electronic components.
Upgrade advice: In anticipation of the next iPhone models' release,