A UK phone recycling scheme managed by Telecommunications company O2 has achieved an important milestone in 2019. Set up ten years ago, more than three million handsets have been recycled and [...]
Recycling smart watches is taking its first steps in the recycling market. Currently the global smart watch market is estimated to be worth EUR 39.6 million. In 2016 Fitbit achieved global sales [...]
Adam Minter’s new book, ‘Secondhand’ paints a detailed picture of the ‘afterlife’ of our earthly possessions. The author of ‘Junkyard Planet’, explores the problems of tracing used [...]
International E-waste day was held on October 14th throughout Europe. As a result it is increasing the awareness of the need for electronic scrap recycling. This was the second E-Waste Day and [...]
A new rare earth metals recycling facility has been established at the University of Birmingham. Established at a cost of EUR $4 million, the new pilot plant will focus on recycling magnets. [...]
Samsung believe there are already 1 billion more mobile phones in the world than people. Furthermore, the number of mobile phones in use currently exceeds 8 billion. Whilst Samsung first quarter [...]
A Victorian ban on e-waste being dumped in skips or bins destined for landfill comes into force from July 1st. The ban follows a similar decision of the South Australian government in 2013. [...]
Rare earth metals are in high demand with the growth of consumer electronic industries. ‘Future market Insights’ research believes the global market for rare earth metals of US $3 billion will [...]
Bureaucracy makes recycling difficult. This is becoming increasingly apparent in many parts of Europe. The Miller-Guttenbrunn Group has been trying to transport e-scrap materials from Austria to [...]
E-scrap recycling in Singapore is set to get a boost with the launch of a new research centre. Nanyang Technological University has invested nearly $15 million in the new centre, with the [...]