[caption id="attachment_13650" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The research project focused on recovering cobalt, tantalum, neodymium, tungsten and gallium, materials that were chosen due to their relative scarcity and cost.
[caption id="attachment_13597" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The Consumer Technology Association forcasts a 4% to 12% decline in laptop sales this year compared to last year. | ECLIPSE PRODUCTION/Shutterstock[/caption]
An economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus will translate to lower sales of new electronics thi
[caption id="attachment_6602" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Survey results indicate that enterprises remain hesitant to move away from physical device destruction. | Silverscreen/Shutterstock[/caption]
A survey found many IT professionals view physical device destruction as a safer option than data wiping.
[caption id="attachment_13021" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Cascade's annual report includes data the company collected on the 560,000 assets it processed in 2018 and 2019. | fizkes/Shutterstock[/caption]
Resale values for used computers declined in 2019 after multiple years of increases, according to an ITAD firm.
[caption id="attachment_12982" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Printed circuit boards are made of roughly 30% metal and 70% nonmetals. | Sebastian_Photography/Shutterstock[/caption]
Scientists who set their sights on potentially hazardous chemicals in scrap electronics say they can effectively break down the flame retardants i
[caption id="attachment_12938" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Gartner reported that businesses upgrading to Windows 10 played into strong demand last year. | People Image Studio/Shutterstock[/caption]
Global PC purchases increased in 2019, reversing a years-long downward trend.
[caption id="attachment_12812" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Supermicro's annual survey found fewer respondents are choosing certified recycling operators. | Maximumm/Shutterstock[/caption]
A survey of data centers found the IT-rich facilities are moving in the wrong direction when it comes to recycling their hardware.
Superm
[caption id="attachment_8319" align="aligncenter" width="850"]The U.S. recycling rate for consumer electronics has been trending downward since 2014.[/caption]
The U.S. recycling rate for consumer electronics took a dive in 2016 and flatlined the following year, according to the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_12403" align="aligncenter" width="980"]Researchers discovered employees working near an e-scrap shredder had elevated levels of lead in their blood. | Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock[/caption]
This story has been updated.
Testing at a New England e-scrap facility showed that two employees working near
The research project focused on recovering cobalt, tantalum, neodymium, tungsten and gallium, materials that were chosen due to their relative scarcity and cost.
The Consumer Technology Association forcasts a 4% to 12% decline in laptop sales this year compared to last year. | ECLIPSE PRODUCTION/Shutterstock[/caption]
An economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus will translate to lower sales of new electronics thi
Survey results indicate that enterprises remain hesitant to move away from physical device destruction. | Silverscreen/Shutterstock[/caption]
A survey found many IT professionals view physical device destruction as a safer option than data wiping.
Cascade's annual report includes data the company collected on the 560,000 assets it processed in 2018 and 2019. | fizkes/Shutterstock[/caption]
Resale values for used computers declined in 2019 after multiple years of increases, according to an ITAD firm.
Printed circuit boards are made of roughly 30% metal and 70% nonmetals. | Sebastian_Photography/Shutterstock[/caption]
Scientists who set their sights on potentially hazardous chemicals in scrap electronics say they can effectively break down the flame retardants i
Gartner reported that businesses upgrading to Windows 10 played into strong demand last year. | People Image Studio/Shutterstock[/caption]
Global PC purchases increased in 2019, reversing a years-long downward trend.
Supermicro's annual survey found fewer respondents are choosing certified recycling operators. | Maximumm/Shutterstock[/caption]
A survey of data centers found the IT-rich facilities are moving in the wrong direction when it comes to recycling their hardware.
Superm
The U.S. recycling rate for consumer electronics has been trending downward since 2014.[/caption]
The U.S. recycling rate for consumer electronics took a dive in 2016 and flatlined the following year, according to the U.S.
Federal funding will target e-scrap separation for metals and plastics recovery.
Researchers discovered employees working near an e-scrap shredder had elevated levels of lead in their blood. | Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock[/caption]
This story has been updated.
Testing at a New England e-scrap facility showed that two employees working near