Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an automated process for disassembling hard drives so their rare earth elements can be reused.
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is asking local governments and electronics recycling stakeholders whether appliances, toys and other items should be added to the jurisdiction's extended producer responsibility program.
A bill in California opens up recycling pathways for panel glass from CRTs by allowing barium levels to exceed current state limits.
A recycling company in upstate New York has been targeted by state officials over allegations of mishandling materials.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an automated process for disassembling hard drives so their rare earth elements can be reused.
An electronics manufacturers group is holding a contest to spur research into electronics and applicance recovery in the U.K.
A recent survey from Greenpeace found more than half of respondents would be OK upgrading to new cellphone models less frequently.
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is asking local governments and electronics recycling stakeholders whether appliances, toys and other items should be added to the jurisdiction's extended producer responsibility program.
New York's Tekserve shut down this week after 29 years in business.
Auditors have started conducting surprise visits of R2-certified facilities outside North America to see whether they're following R2 standards.
Washington's e-scrap collection numbers are down again.
A leaching method can effectively extract precious metals from e-scrap without using toxic chemicals, the product's creator said.