The average American throws away 44 pounds of electronics each year. IT asset disposition facilities help prevent these electronics from going into the landfill. What happens to these electronics after they are recycled? From the World of Production, we visited Regency Technologies to discover the process.
The average American throws away 44 pounds of electronic waste a year–that’s 100 iPhones worth of waste! Furthermore, only about 12.5% of electronic waste is recycled each year. Even though these numbers are staggering, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for the future of electronic recycling. Here are four things you […]
Scientists are helping solve e-waste.
For the first time in history, winners of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, beginning Friday, July 23, 2021, will be awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals made entirely out of consumer’s recycled electronics. The Tokyo Organizing Committee announced this effort, named the Tokyo 2020 Metal Project, in February 2017 and asked the Japanese public […]
The underwater 3D printing technology could be game changing across several industries, including wind farms and submarine programs.