An environmental nonprofit group teams with iFixit to assess how electronics brands are doing when it comes to creating repairable products. And grant money is on the table for e-scrap collection efforts in one state.
An environmental nonprofit group teams with iFixit to assess how electronics brands are doing when it comes to creating repairable products. And grant money is on the table for e-scrap collection efforts in one state.
An e-scrap facility transforms into an art gallery for an evening, and a Chinese import expert says moving recovered electronics into the country will only get tougher.
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Observers notice a change in Apple’s position on the right-to-repair movement, and the U.S. military spends $80 million to develop a new kind of computer chip.
An app dubbed Mr. WEEE aims to educate the Egyptian public on how to recycle electronics, and customs officials use X-ray machines to check imports into China.
Growing volumes of Nigerian e-scrap coincide with an evolving processor field, and port workers will have an early vote on a labor contract that could bring some stability to West Coast exports.
Olympic medals rise from the e-scrap stream, and a new smartphone from Samsung sports a screen that’s super-spendy to service.
Smartphone ownership is on the rise although TVs remain the most common household device, and Canadian eco-fees see some changes.
Fair Trade Recycling launches a takeback offset program in Africa, and rare earth metals will increase in demand.
An expert outlines the small-business benefits of buying used devices, and a massive recycling facility is scheduled to come on-line in the Middle East this year.
A magazine profile explores the right-to-repair debate, and a report points to new devices that are out of compliance with EPEAT’s e-plastics labeling standards.