... and recycling standards for old computer equipment and other electronic waste must be harmonized for this rapidly growing ... legislation. The European Union's Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Waste (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous ...
... their consumer electronics, but what happens to all the gadgets when their useful life is over? Despite being one of the largest generators of "e-waste ... , the U.S. has no federal policies on recycling electronic waste or handling hazardous materials from technological ...
Authorities at the port of Rotterdam are leading European efforts to crack down on the illegal export of electrical and electronic waste to the developing world.
... hoarding all your old cell phones. Electronic waste is not a new problem. It's estimated that only 10-15 percent of personal electronics--cellphones, computers, televisions, etc.--are properly ...
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 5 (UPI) -- A new business collaboration in Chile will advance electronic waste recycling, an industry witnessing phenomenal growth in Latin America.
... AP) -- Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers ...
... pollutants. Aerosols with the chemical signature of incinerated waste peaked most weekday mornings during the 20 ... in the air onto burning waste. "If you were to burn electronic waste, you would get ...
The electronic waste processing industry has caused severe health problems for residents in a southern Chinese town.
Lax regulation allows toxic compounds to enter air and water in Guiyu
60 Minutes' Scott Pelley and his crew were roughed up while covering the story on illegal shipment of toxic electronic waste from the U.S. to China. Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
... and colleagues note that millions of tons of electronic waste (e-waste) pile up each year ... , which provide mechanical support and connections for transistors and other electronic components, contain glass fibers and plastic ...
LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The environmental organization Greenpeace says it has conducted a three-year investigation into illegal electronic waste dumping in Nigeria.
A new electronics recycling program was launched in Ontario on Tuesday with the aim of increasing the number of old computers, TV sets and fax machines diverted from landfills.
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a mixture of various metals, particularly copper, aluminum, and steel ... contain hazardous materials and become e-waste. Disposal of those materials has now become a focal ...
... computer circuit boards, electrical insulation, and other electronics products that now wind up on society`s growing heaps of electronic waste. Their study appears in ACS` Macromolecules ...
