Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology and electronic waste related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 6/11-6/15. Here’s Everything that was Announced at the WWDC 2018 The annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2018 keynote has officially passed. In a post last week, we talked about a few rumors…
In the recent months following China’s latest restrictions on scrap imports, Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are initiating similar policies as officials try to get a handle on the massive influx in shipments and improper use of permits. A recent article from Resource Recycling highlights the difficulties these countries are…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, electronic waste, and IoT related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 6/04-6/08. Apple WWDC 2018 Rumors All week long, Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has been going on at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. For developers, the event…
There is no question that plastic surrounds us at every given moment. In every imaginable form, the material is in our home appliances, food packaging, electronics, and so much more. We come in contact with plastic on a daily basis and typically don’t think much about it. However, plastic is now filling up all other…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, electronic waste, and mobile related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 5/28-6/01. The Future Could Have “Zero-Waste” Cell Phones How often do you upgrade your mobile device? Unfortunately, the answer is that you probably upgrade far too often for the electronic waste stream…
With the current global waste crisis we’re experiencing, you’ve more than likely heard the phrase: “Reduce, reuse, and recycle.” In fact, for recyclers this phrase is known as the waste hierarchy. These terms designate three essential components of environmentally-responsible behavior and are listed in the order of preferred action from least harmful to most harmful…
Can you imagine a cell phone that has practically zero waste? Where are the components of the phone can be reused in some fashion? It may sound too good to be true, however an article from Nexus Media, an online newswire covering climate, energy, policy, art and culture, reports that a team of researchers are…
The following is a weekly snapshot of the recent e-waste, IoT, and technology related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 5/14-5/18. U.S. Invests $30 Million into New Longer Lasting Battery We’ve come a long way from using double-A batteries to power our favorite gadgets, but we’re still constantly having to tote our…
E-waste is much more than just dusty smartphones and laptops. Housed inside these dated devices are various precious metals and still usable material. According to Federico Magalini, an electronic waste expert and Managing Director of Sofies UK, there is 80 times as much gold in one ton of cellphones as there is in a gold…
With just more than a month left, companies are still rushing to become compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect May 25. However, many organizations that will be affected by the GDPR seem to only be focused on the storage of personal data when there is so much more…
A recent E-Scrap article reports professors Jinhui Li and Xianlai Zeng of Tsinghua University of Beijing and professor John Mathews of Macquarie University in Sydney, research how the cost of e-scrap processing stack up against virgin resource mining. Their findings indicate that recycling is more efficient for certain key metals. It’s no surprise that recycling…
Here is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, e-waste, and IoT news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/16-4/20. Processors Give Tips on How to Control Lithium-Ion Battery ‘Thermal Events’ In a recent webinar hosted by the U.S., EPA, e-scrap facility operators joined representatives from industry groups and a regulatory agency to…
Due to the unstoppable march of the next generation technology, today’s must-have tech items are unfortunately destined for tomorrow’s electronic waste mountains. The global e-waste crisis grows larger everyday. According to the Global E-waste Monitor 2017 report, over 44 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated during 2016, which could rise to 52.2 metric…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent IT, recycling, and E-waste related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/02-4/06. New Filtration Technology Could Provide Water and Power to Millions Researchers are now working on a tech gadget that will not only be able to turn seawater into drinkable water, but can…
We can say without hesitation that humans are generating a staggering about of e-waste. We’re living in a digital age where new technology and still-usable but dated devices are flowing in and out of our hands at a constant speed. And unfortunately, many are still opting to take less-than green avenues to dispose of their…