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Arcoa Group acquires Miller Electronics Recycling 7/17/13
Vintage Tech partners with Goodwill Industries 7/2/13
Green Technology Solutions partners with Chilerecicia 6/25/13
Outerwall acquires ecoATM 6/17/13
E-Waste Systems acquires Surf Investments 5/29/13
Wistron partners with call2recycle. 5/29//13
Sims partners with CheckMEND 5/16/13
AERC acquires 2nd Solutions 3/18/13
Falcon Investment Advisors invests in ecoATM 2/10/2013
EWasteSystems/Tanke
stock/royalty swap 2/7/13
Kuusakoski/SWEEP Joint venture 1/5/2013
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Future of Electronics Recycling: E-cycling's future will be shaped by- [1] Technology (In the industrial countries: smaller size, lower weight units; difficult refurbishing; more data-center equipment. In Developing countries, a 10 year lag.) [2] Lower weight but higher value per pound (greater concentration of precious metals). [3] Industry structure (fragmented and consolidating, with top 35% of companies processing 75% of volume). Conclusions...more (John Powers)
70% of Global E-Waste Is Dumped in China: This article describes the flow of e-waste from developed countries, why it persists, how it is smuggled into China, China's regulations and efforts to block shipments, and strides toward domestic recycling collection and infrastructure... more (China Water Risk)
Retailers Fail to Support Recycling, says ETB. Electronics TakeBack Coalition says of 16 major retailers, only Staples, Best Buy and Office Depot have effective recycling programs...more (Sustainable Brands)
Recycling Glass into Insulation: Waste glass will be converted to insulation at a new Geocell plant in Netherlands. Geocell creates glass powder from bulk waste glass and converts it to foam glass ballast...more (Waste Management World)
14 month Sentence for illegal exports: Tor Olson of Executive Recycling claimed to be processing locally, but exported e-waste through brokers to China...more (Denver Post) |
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Rare Earth Recovery from Phosphor: La, Ce, Tb, Eu and Y can be recovered from waste phosphor powders such as those from various consumer products. These are separated and purified by two solvent extraction methods, both... more
Recycling noble metals from electronic waste: mechanically remove the bulk of rubber and plastic, then ferrous metals magnetically. Remove residual organics, by microwave pyrolysis, then separate metals in sequence of melting points. The apparatus includes a microwave housing, heating pipes and screens to recycle metals for further refining...more
Separating nickel, cobalt and rare earth from nickel-metal hydride batteries dissolving in a sulfuric acid solution, separating the leachate from the residue and precipitating the rare earth elements, then separating a nickel/cobalt raw material...more
Recovering gold by solvent extraction using a diester-based reagent that is poorly soluble in water. Gold is extracted effectively, but other metals sparingly. Gold is stripped and reduced chemically or electro-chemically...more |
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