Larry Reaugh, American Manganese
Experts predict large-format lithium-ion batteries will show up more regularly in the scrap electronics stream in the coming years, and a Canadian company is looking at the trend as an opportunity.
Larry Reaugh, American Manganese
Saskatchewan will expand the list of device types it accepts for electronics recycling, including one absent from most North American programs: microwave ovens.
The latest Canadian province to launch an industry-managed electronics recycling program is finding healthy use of its drop-off locations.
Veolia has opened an operation in Ontario to recycle lamps and mercury-bearing electronic components.
Most people agree electronics should be recycled rather than thrown away, but consensus quickly evaporates when discussing how the costs should be paid.
Getting old mobile devices out of Canadians’ junk drawers and into the recycling stream may be a lucrative challenge for the e-scrap industry, a survey suggests.
Teck Resources, a Canadian smelter that consumes significant tonnages of CRT glass, has cancelled a $210 million slag fuming furnace project after an ongoing delay tied to market conditions.
Product lightweighting is preventing manufacturers from increasing e-scrap collection volumes in Canada’s most populous province.
Canada’s retailer trade group says New Brunswick’s proposed e-scrap takeback and recycling program would hide fees from consumers and increase red tape for businesses.
Draft regulations would require electronics manufacturers to finance the collection and recycling of e-scrap in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.