EEE

Mint Innovation has unveiled a working plant to demonstrate its technology that enables valuable metals to be recovered from electronic waste.

Here’s one shocking statistic to remind us why recycling matters more than ever: We are producing 50 million tons of electronic waste (“e-waste”) each year. Even worse, the number is growing. …

In order to continue to share and enhance its e-waste operational know-how throughout the world, the WEEE Forum* appoints Philip Morton, its former President, as ‘global ambassador’, tasked with encouraging start-up e-waste take back organisations across the globe to join the WEEE Forum family.

“Free and fair trade is not free from regulation,” it was underlined to the BIR E-Scrap Committee meeting in Singapore on May 20 by Adina Renee Adler.

The International Congress for Battery Recycling, dedicated to the battery and battery end of life industry ecosystem, is holding its 24th edition in Lyon, France, September 18 – 20, 2019. ICBR 2019 is described as the place to tackle the most challenging issues facing industry professionals and regulators today.

European Recycling Platform (ERP) Germany once again increased its collection rate for waste batteries in 2018, collecting a total of 1,598 tonnes through its producer-owned take-back system.

Andritz has modernized and started up a refrigerator recycling plant, including a Universal Cross-Flow Shredder QZ, at Praktik system in Stráž pod Ralskem, Czech Republic.

Andritz has received an order from slovakian WEEE recycler Elektro Recycling to supply a Universal Cross-Flow Shredder QZ for their refrigerator recycling plant in Slovenská Lupča, Slovakia. Start-up for the new equipment is planned for the third quarter of 2019.

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, the battery materials recycling market will surpass USD 40 billion by 2025.

EERA (European Electronics Recyclers Association) calls on all stakeholders to implement ADR rules for the safe collection and transport of WEEE including batteries.

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship has announced a new partnership with Umicore – the Belgian materials technology and recycling group – as official battery recycling partner, to recycle the lithium-ion battery units and cells used during the first two seasons of the electric street racing series.