Sentences with phrase «into electronic waste»

Know of start - ups getting into electronic waste and processing, or existing companies dipping their toes in?

Not exact matches

«High - tech electronics made from autumn leaves: New process converts biomass waste into useful electronic devices.»

Electronic waste, or «e-waste» as it's called, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad, as obsolete or broken computers and other electronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of landfill space and potentially leaking hazardous substances into surrounding eElectronic waste, or «e-waste» as it's called, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad, as obsolete or broken computers and other electronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of landfill space and potentially leaking hazardous substances into surrounding eelectronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of landfill space and potentially leaking hazardous substances into surrounding ecosystems.

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.

He explained that the efficiency of a photovoltaic device is governed by a simple competition: light energy is either converted into waste heat or useful electronic power.

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.

As engineers get to work boosting the performance of your electronic mind so you can now think as a god, a nurse heaves your fleshy brain into a bag of medical waste.

Following the recent depressing news that 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste was thrown away in 2014, it's wonderful to discover an artist who is doing her bit for recycling by transforming old circuit boards and computer components into beautiful winged insects.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations came into force in January 2007 and aim to reduce the amount of this waste going to landfill and improve recovery and recycling rates.

The RUAF Foundation organises electronic conferences in cooperation with leading international organisations, including E-conferences on: «Urban agriculture, nutrition and health» with UN FAO (Rome); «Integration of urban agriculture into urban land use planning» with UN Habitat (Nairobi); «Productive reuse of organic wastes and wastewater» with IWMI (Sri Lanka); «Urban aquaculture» with Stirling University (Scotland); and «The dynamics of urban food systems» with Wageningen University (the Netherlands).

Made from recycled electronic waste, Fujimaki's elegantly cerebral collection features old circuits transformed into richly detailed rings, simple pendants and brooches fit for the techie girl (or techie gentleman) of taste, while presenting another innovative way to tackle a widespread problem.

The great majority of waste from electronic devices disposed of in the U.S. gets dumped into landfills, many of which have been long since filled.

Well, the EU (supposedly a democracy) did manage to implement the RoHS (lead - free solder) and WEEE (electronic waste recycling) directives, effectively forcing ALL electronic industry in the world into a costly retooling, and despite the fact that everyone in the industry hates these regulations.

As The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin reports, the federal agency has barely raised a finger to regulate the growing flow of e-waste, short for «electronic waste,» much of which has been finding its way into countries with lax environmental standards, such as China and India (always to tragic effect).

HOP claims that it filed the complaint to help consumers who are being forced to replace their electronic products frequently and to reduce the waste going into the environment from discarded devices.

This toilet turns waste into water, ash and possibly enough energy to charge electronic devices.

And, you won't piss off the administrative assistant who's wondering why you are wasting her time having to scan your resume into an electronic format for eventual storage.

Input data into personnel electronic notebook and R&D database, and oversee setup and disposal of R&D chemical waste.