[caption id="attachment_16749" align="aligncenter" width="900"]New research quantifies the e-scrap impact from Bitcoin mining, the energy- and hardware-intensive process of creating new Bitcoins. | Arina P Habich / Shutterstock[/caption]
Bitcoin mining generates 67.7 million pounds of end-of-life electron
[caption id="attachment_16670" align="aligncenter" width="900"]A materials separation module used for demonstrations at Argonne National Laboratory, located outside of Chicago. | Courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory[/caption]
Scientists at a U.S.
[caption id="attachment_8007" align="aligncenter" width="900"]California legislators recently approved legislation regulating labeling on plastic packaging, with implications for electronics as well. | Bobkeenan Photography / Shutterstock[/caption]
California legislation targeting h
[caption id="attachment_16702" align="aligncenter" width="900"]An Apple shareholder resolution follows a similar effort at Microsoft earlier this year. | Al.geba / Shutterstock[/caption]
An environment-focused investment firm this month filed a shareholder resolution with Apple, asking th
Pennsylvania processor Sycamore recently made a solar micro-grid investment that will eliminate the risk of outages, save money and more, a company leader noted.
[caption id="attachment_16608" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Sims Lifecycle Services recently opened an IT asset disposition facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. | Courtesy of Sims Lifecycle Services[/caption]
Sims Lifecycle Services has opened a processing center in Mexico, where the company has seen growing demand for ITAD an
[caption id="attachment_16597" align="aligncenter" width="900"]A bill signed into law last month makes a number of changes to Wisconsin's 11-year-old EPR law for electronics. | Sean Pavone / Shutterstock[/caption]
Under a recently signed bill, all K-12 schools in Wisconsin will be able to rec
[caption id="attachment_16595" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Aluminum is one of the metals e-scrap companies recover from electronics, in addition to precious metals, copper and steel. | ST House Studio / Shutterstock[/caption]
Aluminum prices have climbed to their highest levels in ov