Global e-scrap flows have helped China dominate lithium-ion battery recycling but have hampered similar efforts in North America, according to a recently published report.
Global e-scrap flows have helped China dominate lithium-ion battery recycling but have hampered similar efforts in North America, according to a recently published report.
This story has been updated.
Bathroom doors, a water cooler handle, a refrigerator – their surfaces carried lead, cadmium and other hazardous metals, according to studies at two e-scrap facilities.
Startup EnviroLeach has raised its precious metals yield capabilities and has moved forward on developing new e-scrap processing plants.
Several minerals used in electronics were recently deemed critical to the economic and national security of the U.S.
Sellers of scrap circuit boards have seen lower price quotes in recent weeks.
A project in Europe seeks to scale up a new technique for recovering metals from printed circuit boards and other electronic components.
Ronin8, which uses sonic technology to process low-grade circuit boards into a higher-value, smelter-ready material, is looking to scale up operations.
A company that has developed a bio-metallurgical recovery process for e-scrap is seeking investors to help the business scale up its operations, after reporting successful tests of the process.
When it comes to in-house recycling, Apple is diving deeper into droids.
Research from a national laboratory shows that ultrasonic waves can be used to cheaply and effectively remove gold from scrap electronics.