Closing the loop for plastics in electronics: New report
A new report - “Improving the loops of plastics in electronics” - shares the conclusions from a recent workshop on Waste of Electrical and...
Firm marks progress towards circular supply chain for recycled rare-earth magnets
Metal recycler EMR says it is taking the next step in its efforts to create a sustainable, circular supply chain for rare earth magnets.
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Computing remanufacturing firm secures BSI kitemark
Circular Computing, a specialist in remanufacturing of hardware, has been awarded the BSI Kitemark certification for its Circular Remanufacturing Process, achieving an apparent industry...
Belgian battery collection relies on IoT solution
An attempt to digitalize, or automate, battery collection for recycling is underway in Belgium.
Electronics specialist Unitron Connect is collaborating with Bebat (the firm...
Sponsored content: Announcing Recolight’s webinar series for 2021
Recolight has announced a new Circular Economy webinar series for 2021. It will build on the events held in 2020, and the progress being made by the lighting industry
Partnership to create first end-of-life supply chain for electric car batteries
A seemingly ground-breaking project to create a circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. The...
Critical raw material closed loop recovery project closes with release of trial learnings
Project exploring ways of boosting recovery of critical raw materials from household WEEE concluded on 29 March
Online parts retailer releases survey on consumer e-waste negligence, and launches appliance repair initiative
A survey of 5,000 UK householders has found that the majority of Brits don’t attempt to fix perfectly repairable appliances – creating thousands...
Rare earth roll separator purchased for lithium-battery-recycling research facility
The University of Birmingham has purchased a laboratory-scale rare earth roll separator for its School of Metallurgy and Minerals lithium-ion battery recycling research facility....
Trash totem: ‘Mount Recyclemore’ sculpture appears on Cornish beach
A giant Mount Rushmore-like sculpture of the G7 leaders’ heads, made entirely of discarded electronics, has appeared on a beach near Carbis Bay. The...
Advisory group reminds Scots to recycle old batteries
The Scottish government-funded circular economy advisory group Zero Waste Scotland is reminding Scots that they should recycle batteries separately to other household waste after...
Retailers to collect waste electricals and lamps
Defra has confirmed that from the end of 2020, most retailers will be required to provide in-store WEEE takeback.
Recolight - a specialist in...
Enterprises’ role in tackling the rising tide of e-waste
Alan Bentley, from data erasure and circular economy specialist Blancco, writes
More than 53 million metric tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2019. This...
Project aims to boost recycling supply chain for luxury cars
A new research project aims to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for one of the most...
Global e-waste has risen 21% in five years, says UN
A record 53.6 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the...
Firm launches app to help tackle IT industry’s enormous e-waste challenge
An app that helps organisations take a sustainable, 360 degree approach to IT, from first hardware purchase through to its end-of-life has been launched by Stone Group, a UK ICT solutions provider
Taking the WEEE: Recycling IT
A panel discussion at the Resource & Waste Management show in September looked at progress and challenges with recycling materials recovered from electronic equipment
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Apple disassembly robot picks up the baton (or iPhone) with producer responsibility
DISASSEMBLY of electronic gadgets could soon become a much more efficient and sophisticated process, if Apple’s new system for deconstructing iPhones – announced on...
Tougher targets for electrical waste
The 14 February 2014 deadline for EU Member States to transpose the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recast Directive 2012/19/EU into national...
Commercial scale production milestone for lead-acid battery recycling technology
The Californian firm behind what is said to be the only clean lead recycling method - which therefore holds out the possibility of making...
