Sentences with phrase «electronic waste streams»

The researchers are now looking into developing a large - scale commercial model of the process, in partnership with Ronin8, a Richmond, B.C. recycling company that separates the different plastics, fibres and metals in electronic waste streams without using toxic chemicals or losing precious metals.

Not exact matches

Editor's note: This article is the first of two addressing the problems posed by aging electronic devices entering the waste stream.

This seasonal new tech surge will no doubt please gadget lovers, but it will also result in a heap of old electronic devices being dumped into a waste stream already awash in refuse laden with cadmium, lead, mercury and other toxins.

Two years ago, the U.S. generated an astonishing 2.6 million tons of electronic waste, which is 1.4 percent of the country's total waste stream.

The European Commission's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), in place since 2003, places limits on the amount of electronic equipment allowed to enter the waste stream and requires manufacturers to take back and recycle their customers» used Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), in place since 2003, places limits on the amount of electronic equipment allowed to enter the waste stream and requires manufacturers to take back and recycle their customers» used electronic equipment allowed to enter the waste stream and requires manufacturers to take back and recycle their customers» used equipment.

Electrical waste (also known as WEEE — Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) is the fastest growing waste stream in the world.

Industrial activities currently generate nearly 7.6 billion tons of solid waste in the U.S. each year, 3,000 % of the total municipal waste generated by Americans annually; on the other hand, electronic waste is currently the fastest growing solid waste stream, growing two to three times faster than any other waste stream.

E-waste refers to electronic equipment — like computers — bound for the waste stream.

Solar waste outside of Europe tends to end up in a large stream of electronic waste.