If you drop off an old cell phone for recycling, the circuit board inside it will probably be taken out, packed in a crate, and shipped off to a smelter in Europe or Asia who heats it up to more than ...

New Apple recycling targets have been set for batteries, magnets, and circuit boards, as the company works toward its 2030 environmental goal of making every product carbon-neutral. Apple has an ...

Northeast Surplus & Materials LLC, Syracuse, N.Y., has reportedly developed a new circuit board recycling system. According to a press release, the patent-pending system efficiently and safely ...

This startup wants to recover usable RAM before circuit boards are shredded ...

Electronic waste and its associated pollution are becoming increasingly threatening on a global scale. With the continued development of various new application areas including robots, wearable ...

ITRI Innovation Ltd. (a subsidiary of ITRI, based in Hertfordshire, U.K.) has launched a joint venture with its partner Ultromex Ltd. to recover tin and other metals from scrap circuit boards. The ...

Why the electronics industry is struggling to clean up its act The role that biodegradable materials can play in the sector An inside look at Infineon’s efforts in sustainable electronics Power ...

Discarded computers await new life through recycling. Circuit boards contain small amounts of precious and semiprecious metals valuable to recyclers. (Photos by Gwen Mickelson) When Steve Goldie looks ...

Much of the technology that powers the modern world has a shelf life measured in years. Unfortunately, it's difficult and costly to recycle electronics, but a new project at the University of ...