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The Future of E-Waste Recycling
A look ahead to the future of e-waste recycling, given the latest trends and innovations including circular economy principles, blockchain, and AI-powered solutions. What is E-Waste? E-waste, or electronic waste, refers to discarded or obsolete electronic devices and...
A Step-by-Step Guide to IT Asset Disposal
As technology continues to evolve and businesses increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, managing the lifecycle of IT assets has become an essential part of corporate sustainability. Proper IT asset disposal is an important aspect of this, not only important for...
Ecomafia: The Dark Underbelly of Illegal Waste Disposal
Trash is gold For many years people have been aware of the Mafia's interests and activities in waste management but their involvement in ecological crimes, as the "Ecomafia," is less well-known.Ecological crime is a complex, sprawling activity, spanning everything...
Incidents of Damage from Landfill Leakage
Landfill Leakage Incidents The issue of corporate responsibility and accountability for environmental hazards and the impact on the health and well-being of local communities is of vital importance to communities across the country. Although there are existing...
Top Ten Questions About ITAD
Top Ten Questions About ITAD We find the same questions cropping up on a regular basis, so we wanted to publish a list of the top ten queries related to ITAD (Information Technology Asset Disposal). What is IT Asset Disposal (ITAD)? Information Technology Asset...
ITAD In The IT Lifecycle
Information Technology Asset Disposal In The IT Lifecycle Information technology Asset Disposal (ITAD) is an integral aspect of managing a business's technology infrastructure. It involves the careful and responsible disposal of outdated or obsolete technology assets,...
Rare Earth Elements and Vulnerability
Rare Earth Elements in Manufacture Whatever Putin wants to call it, his unprovoked attack on Ukraine is a war and like, most wars, it has unintended consequences—in this case, on the supply of rare earth elements (REEs) and other raw materials critical to US products....
Material Recovery Initiatives at Apple
Apple Recycles 20% of its Materials Earlier this year Apple announced details of its material recovery initiatives to use more recycled content throughout its product range, including for the first time, the use of recycled gold, at the same time as increasing the use...
Lithium-Ion Batteries: Recycling Issues
Lithium-ion Battery Recycling These days we are all aware that recycling helps to protect our environment at the same time as lowering the cost of manufacturing new electronic products, but despite that, recycling rates for e-waste globally are still too low. There is...
Dangers of Improper Disposal of End-Of-Life Electronic Devices
End-of-Life Electronic Devices Individuals and businesses both need to dispose of end-of-life electronic devices when they are no longer fit for purpose. The temptation may well be to dump them in the garbage if they have no residual value, and that might work for an...
What Are Rare Earth Metals—And Why Are They Important?
What Are Rare Earth Minerals Rare earth metals are a group of elements from the periodic table: fifteen of them are associated with the lanthanides series and two others are scandium and yttrium. These elements have unique properties that make them valuable...
Energy Conservation for Businesses
Energy Conservation for Businesses The current energy crisis in the western world is causing businesses, both small and large, to carry our energy audits to re-examine their use of utilities to look for possible cost savings. Whether the outcome is as simple as...