Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent laptop, e-scrap bill, and li-ion battery related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 7/01-7/05. Apple recalls MacBook Pro due to fire risk Apple is recalling about 432,000 MacBook Pro laptop computers sold nationwide because of reported fire hazards. In a press release, the company said…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent mobile technology, electronic plastics and IoT related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 12/10-12/14. Safeguarding your smartphone This may be the season of gift buying, but it is also the time of year where you should be doing everything you can to protect your devices…
Today kicked off the E-Scrap 2018 Conference in New Orleans! And to start off on a the right foot, HOBI International’s president, Craig Boswell, spoke alongside Todd Ellis of Call2Recycle and Todd Coy of Kinsbursky Brothers, Inc. to present the best practices for batteries in the ITAD space. The workshop took an in depth look…
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…
The following is a recap of the HOBI blog during the week of 12/11-12/15. U.K. students research cheaper tools for identifying plastics Team Matoha, a group composed of four undergraduate students at Imperial College London, is looking into developing low-cost instruments that will manually identify and sort plastic materials based on resin type. OEM representative…
Enhancing Repairability of Lithium-Ion batteries in Mobile Devices by: Craig Boswell Concern for safe battery removal — particularly in mobile devices — is prompting processors, industry organizations and OEMs to examine design, manufacturing and disassembly procedures. Due to the highly volatile nature of lithium-ion batteries, establishing a set of industry safety standards and manufacturing protocols…