New plastic e-waste recycling progress

New plastic e-waste recycling progress

A recent development may help solve the recycling industry’s problem with mixed polymer blend plastics. A new study led by scientists at the Illinois Sustainability Technology Centre has suggested that mixed-plastic e-waste could prove a valuable source of reusable...
Making art from e-waste

Making art from e-waste

Artist Benjamin Von Wong is using his art to highlight the problem of e-waste, in the hope of inspiring people to make more effort to tackle the situation. In a partnership with Dell, Von Wong worked with fifty volunteers over ten days, to create a set of images using...
Singapore to manage e-waste

Singapore to manage e-waste

The South-East Asian country’s Government has revealed proposals to bring in a mandatory system in the next four years. Singapore’s Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) has announced plans to bring in a compulsory electrical and electronic waste...
Turning e-waste into community gold

Turning e-waste into community gold

A social enterprise located near the New Zealand town of Te Awamutu is transforming the community’s unwanted e-waste into something valuable. The town is hosting an e-waste collection day on 3 March 2018 so residents can deposit their unwanted gadgets, which will then...