A number of e-scrap-related items were addressed in Dell’s 2019 sustainability report. | Courtesy of Dell
A global OEM says it has achieved its 2020 electronics recycling and recycled feedstock goals. The company also adopted e-scrap tracking as a permanent part of its recycling vendor auditing program.
Microsoft recently submitted comments in opposition to right to repair. | VDB Photos/Shutterstock
In comments to federal regulators, Microsoft recently explained why the company might choose repair-hampering design factors when developing its products.
Three major electronics brands recently made recycling- and repair-related announcements or released new figures on their materials recovery progress.
A global OEM is calling on European governments to prioritize sustainability when they purchase electronics.
A major OEM, a reverse logistics firm and a hard drive manufacturer are recovering rare earth magnets from end-of-life hard drives and shipping the metals for new hard drive production.
Facing a shaky long-term outlook for plastic exports, Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in plastics cleanup systems in the U.S. and the Netherlands.
Apple will open a research lab studying new electronics recycling processes, one of several e-scrap-related announcements the company recently made.
Recently released reports detail instances of electronics manufacturers failing to meet recycling and reuse criteria under the EPEAT program last year.
Best Buy, Dell and Xerox were among the equipment manufacturers honored by the federal government for their electronics sustainability efforts.
Samsung is teasing the 2019 release of a wholly different phone design: a device that can fold in half like a book.