E-waste and Batteries News

Feb 22, 2012
CEC probes Mexican battery recycler
After alarming reports from both citizen advocacy groups and the media, the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), headquartered in Canada, is conducting an in-depth investigation into the risks posed by a Mexican lead-acid battery recycling operation owned by Industrial Mondelo.
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Feb 07, 2012
Sri Lankan group moves into e-waste
Sri Lanka’s Kalhari Group has gained approval from the country’s Central Environmental Authority for the export of 360 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to Hong Kong’s Li tong Group for recycling.
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Feb 01, 2012
ISRI attacks US Responsible Recycling Act
A study conducted by the International Data Corporation (IDC) confirms that the US electronics recycling industry has grown tremendously in the past decade. However, continuation of this growth is under threat from legislation, according to the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).
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Jan 19, 2012
Apple extends its recycling efforts
Apple has added the iPhone and iPad to its hardware recycling initiatives in France, Germany and the UK. Customers can now exchange used Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads for store credits or for cash. European electronics recycler Dataserv Group will be handling intake of the used devices.
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Jan 12, 2012
‘Light recycling’ for visual inspection
A new LED point light launched by US firms Wavien, Inc. and WattWorks, Inc. is using the former’s proprietary LED Recycling Technology in visual inspection applications. Narrow, high-intensity beams are generated by the technology; light that would otherwise be wasted is directed towards the target, thereby increasing the intensity.
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Jan 12, 2012
Toyota/Kinsbursky battery link-up
Car manufacturer Toyota is working on a new system for recycling hybrid batteries that will address every component part once the end-of-life stage has been reached. The initiative is based on a programme launched a year ago by Toyota Motor Sales USA and its dealers.
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Jan 11, 2012
US consumers recycle more batteries
Call2Recycle, the North American leader in consumer battery recycling, has announced a 13.1% increase in battery collections for 2011, with more than 3.45 million kg of rechargeable batteries collected in total.
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Jan 09, 2012
Volume of e-waste set to double
The number of end-of-life electronic products will continue to grow at an extraordinary rate, claims the UK’s Pike Research Institute in its latest newsletter. The market is expected to double in size between 2010 and 2025, thus placing increasing pressure on industry players, governments and advocacy groups to find new ways to expand electronics recycling and reuse.
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