The Basel Action Network has released a follow-up report to its e-scrap tracking study, detailing which firms handled material that was ultimately exported.
The Basel Action Network (BAN), founder of the e-Stewards certification, this year has released findings of its tracking project, which was conducted during 2014 and 2015.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have developed a process for recovering gold from e-scrap that could cut down usage of toxic chemicals.
The technique, 
The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has received $1.5 million to recover more materials from used lithium ion batteries.
The goal of the project, called 
Logistics experts predict the current low costs of moving recyclables from processing plants to end-use mills will continue through the end of the year.
Analysts say intermodal shippers (those using railroads to move containers or trailers) and those hiring trucks will be offering lower-than-usual ra
Recently unveiled robotics technology aims to boost throughputs and reduce environmental and health risks from LCD flat-panel display recycling.
In a perverse manner, processors of obsolete electronics love stock market slumps because such phenomena can push up the value of precious metals.
Updated WEEE regulations begin to affect the U.K. collection system, and one market report predicts huge growth for the global e-scrap industry.
A study out of Europe highlights the environmental virtues of recycling plastics found in electronics, appliances and toys.
The research, published last year in the pages of Science of the Total Environment, compares the environmental benefits of recycling plastics from waste electrical and electronic (WEEE) products to incineration and the use of virgin materia
India launches a project to train hundreds of thousands of people working in the unorganized e-scrap sector, and the king of Belgium helps highlight donations of refurbished computers to projects in Africa.
India: India has launched a project to train up to 300,000 people involved in the unorganized e-scrap recycling trade.