A recently released study quantifies the massive shift in device composition over the past 25 years. Researchers tackled the task with an eye toward predicting where materials usage is headed in the future.
A recently released study quantifies the massive shift in device composition over the past 25 years. Researchers tackled the task with an eye toward predicting where materials usage is headed in the future.
A Washington state metals recycling company has grown its e-scrap capabilities by acquiring a facility previously owned by IMS Electronics Recycling.
A fertilizer and silver producer has begun processing scrap printed circuit boards to isolate precious metals.
A trial program in Europe is exploring more efficient ways of recovering a range of raw materials from used electronics and appliances.
If melting items can help combine different materials, exposing them to ultra-low temperatures can keep them apart. That’s the idea behind a new technique for separating different materials in shredded e-scrap.
A jewelry and precious metals seller has signed a letter of intent to acquire Elemetal Recycling for nearly $20 million.
E-Scrap News readers in April were drawn to stories about conflicts between e-scrap processors and government agencies on both sides of the country.
A recycling company in upstate New York has been targeted by state officials over allegations of mishandling materials.
Athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be awarded with medals made from recycled e-scrap metals.
In a perverse manner, processors of obsolete electronics love stock market slumps because such phenomena can push up the value of precious metals.