• On Apr, 28, 2018
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All PC boards have a thin layer of copper that adheres to them. This copper is the wiring or traces for conveying an electrical current to all of the components that are soldered onto the board. You can recycle used PC boards, once you have removed all of the electronic components. What’s left are the […]

• On Apr, 28, 2018
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With the advent of modernization and advancement of technologies there has been increasing dependence on various electrical products. These include equipment like mobile phones, laptops, computers, televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. The electric/ electronic equipment comprises of toxic and hazardous components which cause environmental pollution. In order to guarantee adequate disposal of wastes generated from […]

• On Apr, 27, 2018
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Many methods to recycle scrap metals are well known by people for their simplicity or easy popularization. Another equally important method but less known by others also should get our attention. That is scrap metal incinerator. Scrap metal incinerators are used to burn off burnable contaminants such as plastics, rubber, paper and oils, contained in […]

• On Apr, 27, 2018
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Scrap copper imports were at 220,000 tonnes last month, down 37.7 percent from March 2017. China’s scrap metal imports in March fell by 24.6 percent from a year ago as new curbs on foreign solid waste came into effect, while waste paper imports slid by 54.2 percent and the country imported zero waste plastic.  New […]

• On Apr, 27, 2018
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How often do you swap out your old smartphone for a new one? Every two or three years? Every year? Today, phone companies make it easy with deals to trade in your old phone for the newest version. But those discarded phones are becoming a huge source of waste, with many components ending up in […]

• On Apr, 26, 2018
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 What is electronic waste? We think of old phones and old laptops, but is that definition too limited? The best definition of e-waste is any product you discard that is still working, is connected to a plug, and has a battery. This also includes devices that generate electricity, like solar panels. It’s a lot of […]

• On Apr, 26, 2018
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 We are always looking for that next upgrade for our devices, whether it’s because we love shiny new things, or because planned obsolescence means our current devices stop working more quickly than before. The result: a gigantic pile of junk. And it’s a massive, global problem. Used smartphones, computers, and tablets — e-waste, for short […]

• On Apr, 26, 2018
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Today, the world is being increasingly conscious of the need for recycling metals, such as copper. Recycling copper is a very lucrative option as it would fetch you as much as 90% of the price of the original copper. In recent days, demand for copper is increasing so badly that copper thefts appear which have […]

• On Apr, 25, 2018
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The study revealed that almost 70% of the e-waste reaching Nigeria every year was mixed with other export materials including used vehicles. A two-year long study carried out by the Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for Africa and the United Nations University has revealed that enormous quantities of non-functional electronic wastes are being dumped into Nigeria […]

• On Apr, 25, 2018
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The huge jump in demand from domestic steel mills resulted in 7% jump in recycled ferrous shipments. Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI)-one of America’s leading steel producers, has announced operating results for the first quarter of 2018. The company reported a net income of $228 million over net sales of $2.6 billion. The […]