by Owen Collins | May 25, 2018 | Around the Industry
Following Beijing’s ban on importing waste, fears have been raised of a spike in e-waste being dumped in Thailand instead. The Basel Action Network, a Seattle-based charitable organisation dedicated to fighting toxic trade and its associated injustices, has release...
by Owen Collins | Apr 23, 2018 | Around the Industry
Ireland’s WEEE scheme is receiving plaudits, with its e-waste collection rate being hailed as a ‘success story.’ According to an article in The Irish Times, the Emerald Isle boasts “a good rate of recovery on electronic waste”, owing to the introduction of its WEEE...
by Owen Collins | Apr 10, 2018 | Around the Industry
Researchers from Beijing’s Tsinghua University, in collaboration with those from Macquarie University, in Sydney, have discovered that recovering metals from e-waste is economically sensible. From a sustainability perspective, the environmental benefits of recovery...
by Owen Collins | Mar 26, 2018 | Around the Industry
A range of organisations within the United Nations have co-signed a Letter of Intent, which it is hoped will pave the way for greater collaboration and coordination on the management of e-waste. The signatories included bodies such as: UN Environment; United Nations...
by Owen Collins | Mar 23, 2018 | Around the Industry
A Minnesota enterprise is tackling the problem of e-waste, and it’s not just old printers and hardware that it’s giving a second chance to. Despite the name, nothing taken to Tech Dump, which has three locations across Minneapolis and St. Paul’s, is dumped. As KARE 11...
