The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about how changing smartphone markets are opening up business opportunities in the used phone sector.
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about how changing smartphone markets are opening up business opportunities in the used phone sector.
The e-scrap arm of Arrow Electronics handled nearly 6.3 million used devices last year, 44 percent of which were redeployed, sold or donated for reuse.
A lithium-ion battery expert says smartphone reuse trends will hamper the ability to use mobile device batteries as a major source of cobalt.
Note: This op-ed originally appeared on Adam Minter’s blog, Shanghai Scrap
This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.
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Everything in our industry seems to be heading downward – declining commodities values, shrinking device weights and less gold in each piece of equipment.
In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 182 million adults are illiterate, and 30 percent of young people are unable to read or write. Access to information and communication technology is critical to improving their educational and economic prospects. Continue Reading
This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.
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The online E-Scrap News article appearing last week entitled “Can export incentives help clean up Agbogbloshie?” announces a new program to improve the infamously polluted and polluting scrap recycling operations in the Agbogbloshie area of Accra, Ghana.
Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
