Scientists evaluated employee exposure to toxic metals and flame retardants at Cascade Asset Management. The results and their suggested fixes could help other electronics processors improve health and safety.
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Scientists evaluated employee exposure to toxic metals and flame retardants at Cascade Asset Management. The results and their suggested fixes could help other electronics processors improve health and safety.
University researchers in Texas are developing a nontoxic leaching solution to recover cobalt and lithium from end-of-life batteries.
With an eye toward demonstrating the variety and amount of metals available from e-scrap, geologists at an English university used a household blender to take a look inside a mobile device.
Two ITAD companies recently released reports providing insights into serving institutional generators of obsolete electronics.
Less than 10 percent of U.S. consumers buy used computers or mobile devices, according to research from one company that plays in the sector.
Researchers overseas say high-impact polystyrene from scrap electronics can be used as a replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete.
More than a quarter of consumers are so concerned that data on their old mobile phones might be compromised that they wouldn’t trade in the devices, according to a survey.
Two government initiatives looking to energize the lithium-ion battery recycling sector have officially launched, offering prize money to recycling entrepreneurs and a dedicated laboratory to house research projects.
A growing number of U.S. businesses and institutions are using ITAD service providers, but they are more selective about the companies they work with, according to a new report.
E-scrap processor Cascade Asset Management saw resale prices rise for devices it handled over the past year, according to the company’s recently released annual report.