WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment

Passion and good ideas come together at the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe

The winners of the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced on 25 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, held at the RAI...

One third of Scots have unused smartphones going to waste

Scots are being called upon to declutter and help the environment by putting their unwanted tech to good use. Nearly 60% of people in...

Speaker line-up and details announced for IERC 2019 event, in Salzburg

Over 500 delegates are expected to gather in Salzburg in January for the International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC) 2019. Keynote speakers will include: Paul E....

Case studies offer snapshot of what could be achieved with resource-efficient business models

The potential benefits of adopting innovative business models on a large scale have been highlighted by the latest series of case studies from REBus

Commercial production first for PC/ABS pellets from WEEE

Plastics recycling and technology company MBA Polymers announced on 22 April it has started the first commercial production of post-consumer PC/ABS pellets from...

Collaborative approach to collection increases WEEE recovery in Northern England trial

An EU-funded project appears to illustrate the possibilities for increasing collection rates of difficult-to-recover WEEE items by partnering with well-known and trusted consumer brands....

“Green Tuesday” anyone? Website calls for new festive tradition to encourage recycling

Independent mobile phone comparison site, www.compareandrecycle.co.uk, is calling for a new festive tradition, 'Green Tuesday' to encourage people to recycle the old tech they...

Program announced for electronics recycling event in Salzburg

A program has been announced for the 17th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2018, taking place 17-19 January 2018 in Salzburg, Austria.

Comment: Second-life vehicle batteries should be first choice for energy storage

To mark Energy Day at COP27, Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy called on consumers and businesses to understand that switching to electric vehicles is...

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 (11-17 March 2024) with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye-opening new survey reveals...

Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with...

£6.6m invested in the UK’s supply of critical materials for magnets

The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has announced a £6.6m investment in research projects which aim to help build a stronger supply chain of...

Bioleaching metals from WEEE wins KTP award

  Coventry University’s work with a recycling firm to develop a green method for extracting precious metals from electronic waste has been recognised for its...

E-waste rising five times faster than e-waste recycling rates

A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022, up 82% since 2010, and it is on track to rise by a...

List presents safer chemicals for manufacturing IT products

  When it comes to chemicals used in the manufacture of IT products, very few have been studied for their impact on humans and the...

Partnership aims to create circular supply chain for wind turbine rare earth magnets

As the first generation of the UK’s wind turbines come to the end of their serviceable life, a project called “Re-Rewind” aims to help...

Starch yields wearable electronics material that can be recycled

Soft, wearable sensors have many useful applications, but the soft and stretchable electronic materials underlying them are nearly impossible to recycle. This electronic waste...

EV Battery health concerns are the biggest barrier to used-EV sales, says new report

Addressing barriers to the second-hand EV market could help encourage over 17 million UK drivers to make the switch to electric, according to study. The...

Urgent need to increase awareness of e-waste amongst young people, says new report

A new campaign calls for multi-sector collaboration to tackle the e-waste crisis and drive behaviour change amongst young people. New research published on 12 October...

Breakthrough technology for lithium manufacture

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the...