Researchers overseas say high-impact polystyrene from scrap electronics can be used as a replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete.
Scientists at the Vellore Institute of Technology in India found they could use HIPS granules instead of sand and still get suitable flow and strength properties.
A handful of electronics processors have recently opened facilities or expanded existing plants. Here's a roundup of recent facility activity.
Metals company Boliden recovered copper and precious metals from 95,000 short tons of printed circuit boards in 2018, up 12 percent year over year, according to an annual report.
The European metals mining and refining company recovers metals from printed circuit boards (PCBs) at its Rönnskär sme
A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
The Indian government on March 6
Machinery at the shuttered BlueOak Arkansas e-scrap smelting plant is being auctioned off late this month.
Furnace components, a shredder and a host of other equipment at the BlueOak facility in Osceola, Ark.
Photo shows the tracking device on a laptop displaying the tracking software interface.[/caption]
Of 170 trackers placed in e-scrap devices over the past two years, the vast majority remained in the U.S.
This story has been updated.
The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to further disrupt the U.S.
This article has been corrected.
Metech Recycling, which operates five U.S.
Oregon regulators announced they've settled a case against e-scrap processor Total Reclaim, centered on the company misleading customers about how devices were being handled.
Todd Koleski and Jennifer Ganka of Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services[/caption]
It's well-known the U.S. military is a huge buyer of goods, including electronic equipment.