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A trial program in Europe is exploring more efficient ways of recovering a range of raw materials from used electronics and appliances.

The project will focus on recovering gold, platinum, antimony, cobalt, graphite and other elements from small appliances and household electronic

Australia is ramping up research to improve its e-scrap recycling, and a U.K. telecom expert is urging companies to boost repair and reuse.

Grant money is boosting Maryland e-scrap programs, and Brazilian exchange students are studying how to make e-scrap disposal safer.

A Nevada mining and refining company announced it will start accepting e-scrap – specifically, ground up circuit boards from computers.

In a perverse manner, processors of obsolete electronics love stock market slumps because such phenomena can push up the value of precious metals.

It's little surprise then that the recent decline in equity values caused by British voters is bringing smiles to some recycling executives.

Apple recovered around 61 million pounds of e-scrap in 2015, according to the company. "We work hard to keep electronic devices out of landfills so that the precious resources they contain can be reused," the company stated in its latest Environmental Responsibility Report.

A country in Southeast Asia investigates pollution from an e-scrap recycling plant, and LG Electronics unveils a repair-friendly smartphone in the Middle East.

E-scrap recycling companies are enjoying a price rise in the gold market, and Washington state collection volumes continue to drop.

The federal government provided $96,000 to a New York company to design production-scale equipment to remove integrated circuits and components from printed circuit boards.

The U.S.

An Oregon-based e-scrap processor says government regulation practices and tough commodity markets have led the company to relocate shredding operations to Texas. Export Global Metals (EG Metals) has battled with state environmental regulators over compliance with stormwater regulations at its Portland, Ore.-area facility. The state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in January fined the company, alleging it exposed e-scrap to the elements. EG Metals disputed the allegation and appealed the fine. As of Aug.