In recent months, the International Electrotechnical Commission began a process to develop a global e-scrap management standard. Last October, the IEC, a Geneva-based nonprofit membership organization focused on industry standards in electrical and electronic goods, published an article on the idea, which was still being researched at the time. [...]
According to a study from the Biden administration, the federal government should encourage design for recyclability in consumer electronics and support technologies that recover rare earth magnets from hard drives. Building Resilient Supply Chains: The Report “Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, And Fostering Broad-based Growth” was issued [...]
According to a poll conducted in September of 2020 by Coleman Parkes Research, nearly half of major businesses have developed roles to manage trash electronics generated during the epidemic. Survey Results Blancco Technology Group, a data sanitization product firm, polled 600 government and company executives in five nations about [...]
The medalists aren't the only ones being showcased this summer at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics; the medals themselves are as well. Medals awarded to winners in the Summer Olympics this year are constructed of recycled electrical gadgets. Electronic Recycling Produces Medals Approximately 78,985 tons of discarded devices were gathered, [...]
FTC Promises Enforcement Last week, the Federal Trade Commission promised to step up enforcement proceedings against manufacturers that prevent independent repair of their goods. On July 21, the commission, a federal organization entrusted with concentrating on consumer protection and antitrust legislation, adopted a statement guaranteeing that independent repair of [...]
Researchers from North Carolina State University revealed a low-cost method for recovering nanowires from electronic gadgets that have outlived their usefulness and repurposing them in new devices. The project is a step toward more environmentally friendly technology. Recycling Nanomaterials "There is a lot of interest in recycling electronic materials [...]
The plastic trash problem receives a lot of attention, and with good reason: by 2040, there may be 7.7 gigatons of the stuff clogging landfills, rivers, and seas, or being burned. Plastic isn't the world's fastest-growing trash source, which is equally astounding. Electronic Devices Are The Top Source According [...]
Legislation would limit e-waste exports, which pollute the air and water while also fuelling electronics counterfeiting, which jeopardizes key infrastructure. Legislation to Protect Environment Proposed Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) proposed the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA) today, legislation that would protect the environment [...]
Using only air and high temperatures, the new method can extract various metals from electronic trash. The Challenge of Extracting Metals More than half of essential minerals used in electronics, such as gold and rare earth metals, are thought to wind up in landfills. This is partially due to [...]
State electronics recycling laws in the United States have traditionally served as a test bed for legislative initiatives aimed at achieving a shared goal – offering household recycling programs (and sometimes others). State Recycling Programs State programs, on the other hand, have a similar difficulty in balancing the opposing [...]
