The e-Trash Transparency Project from Basel Action Network has, once again, opened American and Chinese eyes to the horror show of America’s global electronic waste dumping.
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The e-Trash Transparency Project from Basel Action Network has, once again, opened American and Chinese eyes to the horror show of America’s global electronic waste dumping.
When we surveyed over 30 organizations for our Electronics Recycling Landscape Report last year with the Sustainability Consortium, the vast majority had negative things to say about the current state of U.S. e-scrap recycling programs.
A U.K. telecom works to provide needy people with used phones, and Indian authorities intercept thousands of illegally imported used copy machines.
A bill limiting exports of scrap electronics has been reintroduced in Congress, after it failed to advance in 2016.
The future will bring substantial changes in the e-scrap recycling world, and companies will have to adapt to remain competitive, industry leaders said at the International Electronics Recycling Congress. Continue Reading
Washington state has never before collected fewer pounds of electronics through its e-scrap program.
The ERI facility in Lincoln Park, N.J.
While many e-scrap companies have begun avoiding the CRT-heavy streams that define local government collections, the leader of one major processor says cities continue to be valuable partners for his firm.
China could hold enormous device-refurb opportunities, and BAN pushes for policy changes in South America.
Over the summer, the state of New York announced it would hand out $3 million in grants to help local governments recycle electronics. Nearly $2 million of that money is still available.
Noveon’s EcoFlux magnet requires 20% less material than traditionally produced magnets and requires 10% less energy to manufacture. | Courtesy of Noveon
When the founders of Noveon decided to tackle rare earth magnet recycling, they started at the beginning of the product’s life cycle instead of the end.