Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
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Cascade Asset Management has released its latest annual report based on the company’s ITAD operations, and it presents positive trends over the past year and an optimistic forecast for the future.
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If electronics recycling is akin to mining, a recently released data tool provides a sort of geological map for e-scrap companies to follow.
Mexico generates the equivalent of seven pounds of scrap electronics and electrical appliances for each citizen annually, according to a recent report.
A common reason consumers discard mobile phones is cracked screens, but technology currently in development could one day change that.
The weight of e-scrap generated globally has slowed or even declined in recent years, according to a recently released study. That trend comes even as the combined weight of scrap electronics and electrical appliances has grown substantially.
Scientists in India are working to refine the process of using microbes to extract metals from printed circuit boards.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has created a roadmap to guide electronics designers down the path of repair- and recycling-friendly devices.
Two recent teardowns dug into the guts of Apple’s latest device, yielding insights on repairability and the estimated cost of the phone’s components.
A study takes a wide-ranging look at the health and environmental impacts of improperly managed scrap electronics, and it suggests ways the whole value chain can work to solve the problems.