electronic waste
CircuBot: An Innovation in Recycling That Could Change the Future of Waste Management
S orting, processing, and reusing waste materials are key steps toward achieving the goals of a circular economy. The CircuBot project, funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia as part of the Green Program for Science and…
Universal USB-C Chargers Reduce Electronic Waste in the EU
In October 2022, the Council of the European Union approved the EU Common Charger Directive. Following this decision, a transitional period was introduced, allowing manufacturers to adjust their designs. Two days ago, the official implementation of the rules began for…
Apple Quadruples Recycling Points for Old iPhones
Apple has quadrupled the number of locations customers can send their old iPhone to be disassembled by its recycling robots. Customers can return their obsolete and damaged devices to Best Buy stores throughout the US, KPN retailers in the Netherlands…
Tokyo 2020: Finishing Line in Sight for Sustainable Medals
Mobile phones, digital cameras, handheld games and laptops are being recycled to manufacture all the medals for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games said it had already collected…
Thailand to Ban Imports of Plastics and E-Waste
Thailand has joined Vietnam and Malaysia in cracking down on the world’s trash. Thailand will stop accepting more than 400 types of electronic waste (e-waste), including circuit boards, old TVs and radios, within six months, an environment ministry official told…
Deluge of Electronic Waste Turning Thailand into ‘World’s Rubbish Dump’
At a deserted factory outside Bangkok, skyscrapers made from vast blocks of crushed printers, Xbox components and TVs tower over black rivers of smashed-up computer screens. This is a tiny fraction of the estimated 50m tonnes of electronic waste created…