Sustainable Electronics: Best Practices for Circular Design
As experts in resource management and materials recovery, SLS put together a list of basic best practices for designing products for sustainability.
Category: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling
E-WASTE: Safety and Sustainability in the Airline Industry
Understand the rigorous protocols for handling and processing precious metal-bearing alloys frequently utilized in the aerospace and defense industries.
Awareness Initiative: International E-Waste Day on October 14th 2019
SLS supports the International E-Waste Day to create awareness with consumers as well as businesses to aid what to do with unwanted e-waste.
E-Scrap 2019 Conference: Plenary Session II “Where Things Stand in Asia”
Do not miss Plenary Session II: “Where Things Stand in Asia”, where Sean Magann, Global VP of SRS is one of four scheduled to present on this topic.
Processing Recyclables: The Impacts of China’s Waste Import Restrictions
When China implemented the ban on the flow of materials, this entirely upended the U.S. recycling market. This article reviews the impacts of these changes.
GUIDE: How to Responsibly Dispose of Lithium-Ion Batteries
The superior performance characteristics of lithium-ion batteries enhance the performance of our electronic devices, as described in a previous blog post. However, the handling of lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries during the end-of-life phase of electronic products requires additional attention. If batteries are handled incorrectly, there is a higher risk of fire, pollution and other negative effects.…
A Closer Look: Lithium-Ion Batteries in E-waste
Many battery types are available today, each with specific characteristics for various applications. For household use, there are rechargeable batteries, such as Lithium-Ion (Li-ion), Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) and non-rechargeable batteries, such as Alkaline, Zinc-Carbon and Lithium Metal. For industrial applications and vehicles, Lead Acid, MiMH and Li-ion are commonly used.…
Peace Angels Project: When Recycling and Reusing Creates a Less Violent World
Art has an amazing duality; it is deeply personal but at the same time can inspire and engage entire communities. Provided by Lin Evola For painter and sculptor Lin Evola, news reports of children killed by gun violence were deeply personal and sparked a desire to use her art to open everyone’s eyes to…
Four Reasons Why e-Recycling is so Important for Businesses
As we approach World Environment Day 2019, many organizations are considering how they might want to acknowledge and celebrate their environmental initiatives. The Earth Day Network for years has encouraged businesses and consumers to commit to acts of green, which involve making more sustainable choices, and they have currently reached 2.68 billion acts! These acts…
Trends and Challenges: The Focus on Recyclable Plastics
In many countries, producers of electronic or electrical equipment are also responsible for offering a takeback system for consumer electronics at end-of-life. To measure the performance of these systems, manufacturers and importers are obliged to report to the local government. Measurement is often based on a percentage of the collected weight versus the weight placed…