[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="950"]Regulatory changes could prevent the U.S. from exporting e-plastics to a number of countries. | rawf8/Shutterstock[/caption]
Federal regulators are asking countries that are major buyers of U.S.
[caption id="attachment_11560" align="aligncenter" width="950"]A number of e-scrap-related items were addressed in Dell's 2019 sustainability report. | Courtesy of Dell[/caption]
A global OEM says it has achieved its 2020 electronics recycling and recycled feedstock goals.
Facing a shaky long-term outlook for plastic exports, Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in plastics cleanup systems in the U.S. and the Netherlands.
The global e-scrap recycling and ITAD company in June will commission a plastics sorting system in La Vergne, Tenn., near Nashville.
Projects exploring strategies to recover key materials from end-of-life electronics have received funding from the REMADE Institute.
The Rochester, N.Y.
[caption id="attachment_11194" align="alignright" width="300"] Brian Riise on stage at the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.[/caption]
An expert recently explained why North American e-plastics processing could be a component of a wider effort to reduce energy use in U.S.
A plastics compounder has introduced a line of engineering-grade pellets, including some plastic types used in electronic devices, that contain up to 50% recycled content.
Star Plastics on May 2
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.
Regulatory changes could prevent the U.S. from exporting e-plastics to a number of countries. | rawf8/Shutterstock[/caption]
Federal regulators are asking countries that are major buyers of U.S.
A number of e-scrap-related items were addressed in Dell's 2019 sustainability report. | Courtesy of Dell[/caption]
A global OEM says it has achieved its 2020 electronics recycling and recycled feedstock goals.
Three major electronics brands recently made recycling- and repair-related announcements or released new figures on their materials recovery progress.
Facing a shaky long-term outlook for plastic exports, Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in plastics cleanup systems in the U.S. and the Netherlands.
The global e-scrap recycling and ITAD company in June will commission a plastics sorting system in La Vergne, Tenn., near Nashville.
An industry group has identified six advanced recycling projects that target plastics from electronics.
Projects exploring strategies to recover key materials from end-of-life electronics have received funding from the REMADE Institute.
The Rochester, N.Y.
The move this month by 187 governments to alter a global waste treaty will mean further uncertainty for U.S.
Brian Riise on stage at the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.[/caption]
An expert recently explained why North American e-plastics processing could be a component of a wider effort to reduce energy use in U.S.
A plastics compounder has introduced a line of engineering-grade pellets, including some plastic types used in electronic devices, that contain up to 50% recycled content.
Star Plastics on May 2
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.