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If electronics recycling is akin to mining, a recently released data tool provides a sort of geological map for e-scrap companies to follow.
Partners in the European Union-funded ProSUM (Prospecting Secondary Raw Materials in the Urban Mine and Mining Wastes) project on Jan.
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A new waste management plan in the Netherlands has forced Jansen Recycling, a Dutch outlet for U.S. CRT glass, to discontinue accepting material from its suppliers.
The national government's plan, known as LAP3, went into effect Dec. 28 and prohibits the use of CRT glass in concrete products.
Computer Discounters Inc. has partnered with an Ireland-based reverse logistics and ITAD company to help both businesses bolster asset recovery operations within the U.S.
Computer Discounters Inc.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has created a roadmap to guide electronics designers down the path of repair- and recycling-friendly devices.
The organization promotes efforts to transition toward a circular economy on a global scale.
Sims Recycling Solutions' consolidation of U.S. e-scrap shredding operations yielded financial benefits and more clearly drew a line between its shredding and reuse activities.
A European project will release a data platform providing a wealth of information on changes in the end-of-life stream.
An initiative in Europe will work to overcome obstacles to the closed-loop recycling of plastics from electronics and appliances.
The Post-Consumer High-tech Recycled Polymers for a Circular Economy (PolyCE) project will undertake various activities to strengthen the recovery of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
A new report identifies data security concerns as a major barrier to more recycling and claims there is growing interest in electronics take-back programs in the United Kingdom.
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A branch of the European Union is calling on stakeholders to improve the repairability of electronics and ferret out devices designed to have short lifespans.
The European Parliament on July 4 voted to 
An automated LCD disassembly machine is gearing up to be presented to the public after several years in development.
The Trumaster-ALR can process up to 80 LCD units per hour, separating the LCD shell, mercury-containing CCFL tubes and flat-panel display.
LCDs have been a growing portion of the waste stream for the past few years, as more