Another nail in the CRT coffin arrived in December in the form of the U.S. EPA's updated Waste Reduction Model (WARM) tool.

A young technology company’s imaging system combines cameras, X-rays and artificial intelligence to allow e-scrap processors and municipal recycling facilities to peer into their inbound device streams and remove the hidden menace of lithium-ion batteries and other hazards.

Plastic recycling technologies that fall under the umbrella of chemical recycling must prove that they meet genuine needs and benefit people and the natural environment, The Recycling Partnership said earlier this month. 

A young technology company's imaging system combines cameras, X-rays and artificial intelligence to allow recycling facility operators to peer into their waste streams and remove the hidden menace of lithium-ion batteries and other hazards, the company's CEO said in a recent interview. The idea seems to be catching on: BinIt's system is up in or slated for a dozen facilities,...

Electronics manufacturers are making their devices more sustainable every day, with longer-lasting products, reused materials, take-back programs and designs that have repair and recycling in mind from the start, industry experts told an audience of e-scrap recyclers last year.