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Samsung Receives Green Recognition

by Tom Allen

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has presented Samsung with the 2016 Design for Recycling Award. The award recognises Samsung’s use of environmentally-conscious materials and a recyclable design in its UN55K6250 LCD TV.

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Recycling| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Indium Recovery Relies on Acid Solution

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeTo address the potential shortage of indium – a component of touchscreens – scientists have developed a new way to recover the metal through recycling. Writing in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry …

Even a Binned Apple-1 Fetches Thousands

by Tom Allen

This is a tale of highs and lows. A woman in the USA recently took several boxes of her departed husband’s possessions along to a recycling centre in California. Unknown to her, one of …

E-Waste to Approach 50 Million Tonnes

by Tom Allen

According to the United Nations University, 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste (including household appliances) was generated last year – up 2 million tonnes from 2013. Less than a sixth was recycled or made …

Vision Media Management and 3D specialist Volfoni Announce Partnership to Clean and Recycle 3D Glasses

by Tom Allen

Vision Media Management (VMM) and 3D specialist Volfoni today announced they have partnered in a 3D glasses recycling program that will continue to serve a “green” initiative and remain environmentally conscious. Using its SmartCrystal™ …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Glass| Recycling

ISRI to Present LG Electronics with 2015 Design for Recycling Award

by Tom Allen

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today announced LG Electronics, Inc. as the recipient of the 2015 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award for advanced new television products that emphasize recycling during every lifecycle …

Tags:Awards| LG Electronics (LGE)| Recycling| UltraHD & 4K

Gartner: Refurbished Phones Will Impact New Sales

by Tom Allen

The global market for refurbished smartphones will climb to 120 million units by 2017, with an equivalent wholesale revenue of about $14 billion. Last year, the market reached 56 million units. According to Gartner, …

Computacenter Sells Recycling Business to Arrow

by Vanessa Browning

Computacenter has signed an agreement with Arrow Electronics to sell its IT disposal and recycling business, RDC, for £56 million ($85.3 million). RDC is considered to be one of Europe’s largest IT recycling firms …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Recycling| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Teleplan Identifies Fall in Thrifty Attitudes

by Tom Allen

Teleplan, a company specialising in electronics after-sales, says that British people throw away more than £1.4 billion ($2.1 billion) every year. In a recent survey, 69% of respondents had had one electrical item break …

PuzzlePhone: A New Modular Smartphone Concept

by Bob Raikes

Smartphones – The idea of a modular smartphone has been reported in the news for some time. Think Google’s Project Ara. Part of what makes the idea so attractive is that, should one part …

Tags:Recycling| Smartphones| Sustainability| Vol 22 - Issue 01

USA and South Korea Hold Recycling Conference in California

by Helen Vince

Industry – The USA and South Korea held a conference in California this week about recycling issues. The conference addressed the recycling of a wide range of products that enter the waste stream. The one day …

New Initiative to Tackle CE Waste

by Raverstead

Fifty companies in the UK have signed-up to a new initiative which aims to deliver more effective recycling and increase re-use. Signatories to the Electrical and Electronic Sustainability Action Plan (esap) include retailers and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Recycling| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46