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The national recycling rate for consumer electronics has fallen 2 percentage points, according to U.S. EPA estimates. The federal agency's...

Global e-scrap flows have helped China dominate lithium-ion battery recycling but have hampered similar efforts in North America, according to...

When a vehicle enters the end-of-life stream, its metals will probably be recovered. But the plastics are likely headed to...

The national plastics recycling rate fell slightly from 2014 to 2015, as the country recycled less but generated more of...

This story has been updated.  Bathroom doors, a water cooler handle, a refrigerator - their surfaces carried lead, cadmium and...

Projects advancing e-scrap recovery will receive funding through a federal initiative to support U.S. manufacturing and energy efficiency.The REMADE (Reducing...

Several minerals used in electronics were recently deemed critical to the economic and national security of the U.S. The list...

Projects advancing recovery of difficult-to-recycle plastics will receive funding through a federal initiative to support U.S. manufacturing and energy efficiency....

Projects advancing plastics and scrap electronics recovery will receive funding through a federal initiative to save energy and support U.S....

A project in Europe seeks to scale up a new technique for recovering metals from printed circuit boards and other...