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A recent survey conducted of adult consumers in Britain, Germany and the US showed that there was a lack of awareness of cadmium, a highly toxic heavy metal used in some home electronics including televisions and computer monitors.Consumers surveyed seem to be unaware that governments are sanctioning the use of cadmium when suitable alternatives already exist and dominate the television and monitor market.

Despite their hefty price tag, smartphones have an average consumer lifetime of about three years. The lithium ion batteries that power them, however, can last for about five years. To cut down on the environmental waste and provide storage for rural communities, researchers at Kyung Hee University in Seoul have proposed a model for recycling unspent lithium ion batteries into energy storage units for solar-powered LED lamps.

The Silicon Valley innovation miracle that has ushered in dizzying new ways for people to live, work and play also has intensified the pressure to find environmentally responsible ways to dispose of gadgets rendered obsolete. "This is more complex than cans and bottles," said Jeff Hunts, manager of the CalRecycle electronic waste recycling program. "The bottle or can you drank from will soon become another bottle or can. E-waste is much more comp...

From the average mobile phone or tablet to the latest ‘smart’ kitchen appliance, our appetite for the latest gadgets knows no bounds. However, the rate at which we are consuming and disposing of these devices means that modern society is presiding over an empire of electronic waste.

A new class of power receiver controller ICs compatible with the latest USB Power Delivery (Rev2.0) and Type-C (Rev1.1) standards and has recently been announced by ROHM.The BM92TxxMWV series supports not only conventional USB power supply up to 7.5W, but the newly expanded power range as well up to 100W (20V/5A) for USB Type-C connected devices.

The Fairphone 2, a modular, ethical smartphone that aims to change the world for the better, has been unveiled at the London Design Festival. Developed and engineered ‘from the ground up’, the Fairphone 2 uses innovative design to change the way phones are manufactured and how people interact with their products.

ROHM has announced the development of a class of power receiver controller ICs compatible with the latest USB Power Delivery (Rev2.0) and Type-C (Rev1.1) standards. The BM92TxxMWV series supports not only conventional USB power supply up to 7.5W, but the newly expanded power range as well up to 100W (20V/5A) for USB Type-C connected devices.

Tantalum Recycling announced that it has expanded its capabilities with more than $1 million in chemical processing improvements at the 13th annual E-Scrap conference in Orlando, Fla., which began today and will extend through September 3. Exhibiting at Booth #807, Tantalum Recycling, a gold sponsor of the event, is educating attendees — who include electronics recyclers (e-cyclers), materials purchasers, recycling equipment manufacturers, ...

All visitors to Electronica are requested to bring an old electronic device, component or piece of hardware and leave it at the “Atrium at the entrance East” where the electronics waste sculpture will be built by German artist Birgit Werres

Over millions of tonnes of electronic waste are produced annually in Europe and sadly the vast majority of this is still inadequately disposed of. In response legislation is being put in place to counter this, forcing enterprises to make alterations to how they approach managing the equipment inventories. Nick Clarke of test equipment sourcing and asset recovery specialist Livingston looks at some of the implications and shows how environmental i...