Global e-scrap flows have helped China dominate lithium-ion battery recycling but have hampered similar efforts in North America, according to a recently published report.
This year, nearly two-thirds of the lithium-ion battery volume recycled globally will be done in China, according to an analysis titled "
This story has been updated.
Bathroom doors, a water cooler handle, a refrigerator - their surfaces carried lead, cadmium and other hazardous metals, according to studies at two e-scrap facilities.
The health hazard evaluations, which were conducted by the National Institute for O
Several minerals used in electronics were recently deemed critical to the economic and national security of the U.S.
The list includes antimony (found in batteries and flame retardants), cobalt (rechargeable batteries), gallium (i
A project in Europe seeks to scale up a new technique for recovering metals from printed circuit boards and other electronic components.
The RecEOL project, which will cost 1.4 million euro (about $1.6 million), will use two patented recovery processes developed in Ireland.
[caption id="attachment_8927" align="alignright" width="300"] A sample of products containing bromine, as found by researchers.[/caption]
A researcher has found black e-plastics are being recycled into a variety of household applications, despite still containing additives that he says could be hazardous.
Recovered e-plastics are filling a demand by product ma
[caption id="attachment_8830" align="alignright" width="300"] Ronin8's sonic separation equipment.[/caption]
Ronin8, which uses sonic technology to process low-grade circuit boards into a higher-value, smelter-ready material, is looking to scale up operations.
Ronin8 is phasing out pilot operations at its plant in Richmond, British Columbia.
Researchers have compiled data on the global generation of used and end-of-life electronics, with an eye toward determining what the future e-scrap landscape will look like.
The study, titl
A recent data security study shows a quarter of U.S. data breaches are caused by human error.
The national recycling rate for consumer electronics has fallen 2 percentage points, according to U.S.
Global e-scrap flows have helped China dominate lithium-ion battery recycling but have hampered similar efforts in North America, according to a recently published report.
This year, nearly two-thirds of the lithium-ion battery volume recycled globally will be done in China, according to an analysis titled "
This story has been updated.
Bathroom doors, a water cooler handle, a refrigerator - their surfaces carried lead, cadmium and other hazardous metals, according to studies at two e-scrap facilities.
The health hazard evaluations, which were conducted by the National Institute for O
Projects advancing e-scrap recovery will receive funding through a federal initiative to support U.S.
Several minerals used in electronics were recently deemed critical to the economic and national security of the U.S.
A project in Europe seeks to scale up a new technique for recovering metals from printed circuit boards and other electronic components.
The RecEOL project, which will cost 1.4 million euro (about $1.6 million), will use two patented recovery processes developed in Ireland.
A sample of products containing bromine, as found by researchers.[/caption]
A researcher has found black e-plastics are being recycled into a variety of household applications, despite still containing additives that he says could be hazardous.
Recovered e-plastics are filling a demand by product ma
Ronin8's sonic separation equipment.[/caption]
Ronin8, which uses sonic technology to process low-grade circuit boards into a higher-value, smelter-ready material, is looking to scale up operations.
Ronin8 is phasing out pilot operations at its plant in Richmond, British Columbia.
Researchers have compiled data on the global generation of used and end-of-life electronics, with an eye toward determining what the future e-scrap landscape will look like.