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Why Is Battery Recycling So Important?
…rates are less than 15%. Understanding the Different Types of Batteries There are three main categories of batteries: Automotive: Automotive batteries have the highest recycling rate. They’re often lead-acid batteries…
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Navigating OEM Compliance: Key Regulations and Standards You Need to Know
…reported and registered is long and new chemicals and substances are added each year. As of 9/20/2024, there are 241 items including: Arsenic Boric acid Calcium arsenate Coal tar Hydrazine…
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E-Waste and Health: Addressing the Human Impact of Improper Disposal
…lead-acid batteries were recycled properly, but only 38.5% of consumer electronics were and that’s a problem. Worse, only 59.8% of appliances were recycled. If you think about what these appliances…
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E-Waste Alchemy: Perfecting the Process of Recovering Gold from E-waste
…involved in extraction methods. The most common methods involve using dangerous chemicals. Cyanide, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid are all used as stripping solutions to separate the gold contained in…
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10 Devices With Lithium-Ion Batteries That Your Company Needs to Recycle Responsibly
…pyrometallurgy is that the smelting process results in the emissions of toxic gases. Hydrometallurgy uses a process known as leaching. Leaching uses acid to dissolve the metals in a lithium-ion…
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Company Takes Lead On E-Waste Recycling
…By calling or visiting the online site, users can select specific recyclable products from a provided list and enter their zip code to access a comprehensive index of appropriate local…
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Homebuyers Score Amazing Perks
…sales inventive. In a 2010 study, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index said that nearly three-fourths of all builders indicated that they were currently using and planned to continue their…
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Urban mining: making profit from electronic waste
…products, and the registration includes an annual fee, which is indexed for inflation. The fee in 2010 was $5,045. The difference in state legislature makes ERI’s outlook across state lines…
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…engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for nine consecutive years and claims that approximately 75 percent of all of the…
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Are Companies Overconfident About Their Data Protection?
…Data Security Confidence Index (DSCI) is a summary of a survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers for businesses around the globe. According to the DSCI, many businesses are confident…