A much-publicized legal battle over the limits of copyright when it comes to computer refurbishment appears to have reached a conclusion, with a California e-scrap operator headed to prison.
In June of last year, Clifford Eric Lundgren
Electronics recycling company URT Solutions has partnered with a television manufacturer to voluntarily provide free collection of end-of-life TVs in New Hampshire.
TCL, a Chinese manufacturer of TV display devices as well as appliances, is working with URT on
[caption id="attachment_8542" align="alignright" width="300"] Puneet Shrivastava of Dell (left) accepts the Design for Recycling Award from ISRI Chair Mark Lewon.[/caption]
Dell last week became the first two-time winner of an award that honors manufacturers that keep recyclability in mind when designing products.
The Institut
E-scrap materials, including CRT glass, sit abandoned in rural Wyoming, with the site's former owner in prison and regulatory agencies still working to determine who should handle a cleanup.
As the conversation slowly moves forward, piles of scrap electronics remain inside and outside the vacant facility about 20 miles from Cheyenne, Wyo., and the site has experienced a
A two-year study has highlighted key details about e-scrap exports to Nigeria, including the different device types entering the country, methods used to ship them and countries of origin.
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.
[caption id="attachment_8502" align="alignright" width="300"] 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.
Grand Ra
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 reported last week on a load of 7.4 tons of LCDs that had been seize
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
A much-publicized legal battle over the limits of copyright when it comes to computer refurbishment appears to have reached a conclusion, with a California e-scrap operator headed to prison.
In June of last year, Clifford Eric Lundgren 
Electronics recycling company URT Solutions has partnered with a television manufacturer to voluntarily provide free collection of end-of-life TVs in New Hampshire.
TCL, a Chinese manufacturer of TV display devices as well as appliances, is working with URT on 
Puneet Shrivastava of Dell (left) accepts the Design for Recycling Award from ISRI Chair Mark Lewon.[/caption]
Dell last week became the first two-time winner of an award that honors manufacturers that keep recyclability in mind when designing products.
The Institut
A recently released state program report provides insights into the changing composition of end-of-life electronics.
E-scrap materials, including CRT glass, sit abandoned in rural Wyoming, with the site's former owner in prison and regulatory agencies still working to determine who should handle a cleanup.
As the conversation slowly moves forward, piles of scrap electronics remain inside and outside the vacant facility about 20 miles from Cheyenne, Wyo., and the site has experienced a 
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.
Grand Ra
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