Over 1,600 new battery recycle points added to locator tool of national recycling campaign...
Locations are provided by some of Ecosurety’s biggest members, and collection partners including Currys PC World
UK compliance specialist Ecosurety has added over 1,600 battery...
Firms launch circular economy solution to prevent millions of tonnes of e-mobility waste...
A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles.
Aceleron, a...
$357k funding progresses US lithium-ion battery recycling initiative
Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery...
Project reclaims rare earth magnets from loudspeakers
A recently completed project demonstrates that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill, can be successfully recycled, says the...
The Remanufacturing Lighting Conference comes to London in April
Circular economy and lighting expert Recolight says “clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both...
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
THERE...
Finnish innovation boosts battery recycling rate to over 80%
Electrification will rapidly increase the need for batteries. A new solution by Nordic clean energy company Fortum claims to make over 80% of the...
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...
GPS shows where e-waste ends up
The international toxic trade watchdog organisation, Basel Action Network (BAN), released a report on 9 May that followed a two-year study into placing electronic...
Dispose of batteries safely, warns waste expert as spring cleans begin
Local residents and businesses are being urged to safely dispose of lithium batteries by a waste management company in Bristol, Grundon.
Lithium batteries are extremely...
Extracting metals from end-of-life EV batteries: CO2-based solution is potential game changer
A new technique offers a less energy-intensive way to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, and uses carbon dioxide for...
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...
Mobilising repair skills in Clydebank
Quality certification is a priority for reuse initiatives, and the Revolve reuse quality standard in Scotland recently hit an important milestone.
A social enterprise, which...
Experts welcome the new WEEE consultation
Measures that will make it easier to recycle and reuse electrical goods appear in the government's WEEE consultation, launched on 28 December 2023. The...
Sponsored content: Make green the new black – mitigating the environmental impact of Black...
Black Friday is fast-approaching, bringing massive discounts on products in stores and online. Yet the annual sales event can also have a negative impact...
Illegal waste shipment lands Glasgow operator with fine for breaching environmental legislation
Waste shipments have come under scrutiny following the illegal shipment of waste electrical and electronic goods by a Glasgow-based businessman.
Waste operator Henry Chukwu ,...
Recycling more precious metals from nuclear and electronic waste using the Picasso pigment
A big problem with the disposal of nuclear and electronic wastes is that the process wastes precious metals such as gold and platinum-group metals,...
April event will focus lighting manufacturers on cutting carbon
Lighting and electrical manufacturers are invited to gather at a special event to share insights and learnings on cutting their carbon emissions.
The Net Zero...
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....
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...
