A report issued by Transparency Market Research indicates the global e-scrap recycling market will reach or exceed $34 billion by 2022, with an overall CAGR of 15.7 percent. This large amount of growth can be attributed to the increasing amounts of e-waste generated every year, and a rising adoption rate for e-waste recycling practices. As…
A study conducted by the EPA reviewing the effects of both R2 and E-Stewards standards in the workplace found both sets of standards create a positive framework for the e-waste recycling industry. This study interviewed stakeholders about their opinions of the different standards programs and both programs’ auditing process. An FAQ distributed by the EPA…
Rapidly growing amounts of e-waste are bringing larger numbers than ever in this year’s market forecast for e-waste management. New technologies replace old devices monthly, if not weekly. For this reason, it’s becoming more commonplace to purchase new devices multiple times annually. Increasing numbers of used devices are great news for e-waste processors everywhere. …
Does anyone have a smartphone charger? No? The Mini Power: Tiny, disposable cardboard batteries or “Power pills” provide your smartphone with an additional two, four or six hours of charge when you most need it. Dubbed the winning entry at the 2014 Red Dot Design Awards, paper-based battery technology, Mini Powers, harbor a small capacity…
Recycling one million laptops is equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year. IBM did its own research and analyzed a sample of discarded batteries, finding 70 percent had enough power to keep an LED light on more than four hours a day for a year. How will IBM power the…
As the fastest growing segment in the waste stream, e-waste is primarily known for being made up of electronics and electronics parts. But, what about the plastic case that houses your precious iPad and smartphones? After all, packaging is often the initial material customers see and touch. Plastic waste from electronics, more commonly know as…