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Are Biodegradable iPhone Displays Next?

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 by Karen Henry

University of Missouri researchers are using organic components in screen displays to develop biodegradable electronics. The researchers’ advancements could one day help reduce e-waste in the world’s landfills. The Missouri researchers collaborated with a team from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in Brazil to develop organic semiconductors that could ... Read more »

Proper Materials Storage Fundamental to E-Recycling

October 26, 2015April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Proper storage of materials is a fundamental element of the electronics recycling R2 Standard that is addressed in Provision 9, according to SERI, which manages the R2 recycling standard. While the material storage requirements of R2:2013 are rooted in basic environmental, health and safety regulations in place in the US, ... Read more »

$2.3M Recycling Partnership Focuses on Critical Raw Materials Recovery

October 19, 2015October 17, 2015 by Karen Henry

The UK’s Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP), in partnership with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), Wuppertal Institute, the European Recycling Platform (ERP) and the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN), will explore commercial opportunities for harvesting critical raw materials (CRM) and precious metals, including gold, silver and platinum group metals, ... Read more »

Illegal E-Waste Dumping Charges Cost GES its R2 Certification

October 15, 2015April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Global Environmental Services’ electronics recycling R2 certification has been suspended following reports that GES operated an illegal dump, using a bulldozer to bury CRTs and other electronic equipment near its facility in Georgetown, Kentucky. Kentucky waste management inspectors said they received several photos showing e-waste being dumped at the site ... Read more »

Making the Business Case for a Circular Economy

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 by Karen Henry

The financial opportunities and environmental benefits of a circular economy in the electronics sector – where waste becomes a resource for new products – was the focus of the recent Emerging Green conference held by the Green Electronics Council in Portland, Oregon. Representatives from the public, private and non-profit sectors convened to ... Read more »

Technology Recycles Computer Parts, Reduces E-Waste

October 9, 2015October 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Advanced Recovery and Recycling has received $100,000 from the EPA to continue its development of an efficient technology that recycles circuit board components to reduce electronic waste from going to landfills and incinerators. The funding was awarded to the New York-based firm through the EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program ... Read more »

Microsoft Sues Arizona Recycling Company

September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 by Karen Henry

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court of Western Washington against Phoenix, Arizona-based Global Electronic Recyling (GER) for breach of contract, breach of good faith, negligence in performance of services, negligent supervision and contributory copyright infringement. Microsoft had contracted with GER to destroy and dispose of Microsoft ... Read more »

SERI’s R2 Standard Earns ANSI Accreditation

September 14, 2015September 11, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Sustainable Electronics Recycling International’s (SERI’s) R2 electronics recycling standard has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). SERI says the accreditation is significant because the US government places a premium on the use of voluntary consensus standards in its procurement and regulatory activities. SERI sites the National ... Read more »

Tantalum Recycling Pumps $1M into Expanding Processing Capabilities

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Tantalum Recycling, a global recycling company that focuses on reclaiming and recycling capacitor-grade tantalum (Ta) material for reuse by capacitor manufacturers, has expanded its capabilities with more than $1 million in chemical processing improvements. The company says electronics recyclers (e-cyclers), materials purchasers, recycling equipment manufacturers, and environmental officials in the ... Read more »

Sage Sustainable Electronics Acquires Hugo Neu Recycling

September 3, 2015September 2, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sage Sustainable Electronics, a next-generation IT asset disposition company focused on extending the useful life of technology, has reached agreement to acquire Hugo Neu Recycling, an electronics recycler and subsidiary of Hugo Neu Corporation. The acquisition brings Hugo Neu customers proprietary tools such as the Sage Bluebook and the Sage Central customer ... Read more »

OR Initiative Saves Hospital System $692K

August 12, 2015August 13, 2015 by Karen Henry

Spectrum Health, a Michigan-based nonprofit healthcare system, saved $692,000 through Green the OR, a Practice Greenhealth initiative that focuses on reducing cost, waste and exposure to hazardous chemicals in the operating room. Around 30 percent of the hospital’s waste comes from its operating room, so reuse and recycling in the ... Read more »

At the Core of Sustainable Electronics

July 27, 2015July 29, 2015 by Karen Henry

There’s rightfully much ado about the climate — from extreme weather events, severe droughts and water crises to fossil fuels and the race to renewables. However, there’s far too little talk about electronics and their role in environmental ecosystems. Ironically, the folks who say, “Don’t worry, we’ll invent solutions to ... Read more »

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