Hoshiarpur e waste drive collects 1.5 tonnes of e waste by “Beyond the I” foundations run by Ms Manveen Singh
#TycoonWorld #Hoshiarpur #EWasteDrive #WorldEnvironmentDay #BeyondTheI #ManveenSingh #EWasteRecycling #EnvironmentalAwareness #GreenInitiative #Sustainability #ElectronicWaste #RecycleResponsibly #ClimateAction #EcoFriendly #WasteManagement #EnvironmentalConservation #PunjabNews #CommunityImpact #GoGreen #CleanEnvironment
Amazon is junking my Kindle!
https://youtube.com/shorts/Kw5kpGcmyF8
#tech #ewaste #kindle #SoftwareKill #Amazon #ElectronicWaste
Go me! I was sitting here bemoaning that both (!) of my little Tribit Xsound Go bluetooth speakers' batteries have given up the ghost and I was going to have to bite the bullet and buy yet *another* cheap bluetooth speaker when I realized... wait... sitting right in front of me is the Samsung Soundbar (and bass speaker) attached to the TV, and it has Bluetooth! Yippee! Happily listening to it now.
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Today fairphone send another e-mail, to remind that “that software support for the Fairphone 3 and 3+ will end in August 2026”. Thats not even four years after its end of sale (Nov 2022), so significantly less than the five years required by EU-law for newer phones.
In the mail they write about: “our core philosophy of sustainability and longevity”.
What a yoke.
Stunning #SurrealPortraits created from e-waste by photographer Benjamin Von Wong: https://zorz.it/ClPeS
#Webneel #BenjaminVonWong #photographer #ElectronicProduct #photography #PortraitPhotography #ElectronicWaste #Dell #RecyclingProgram
#GoldExtraction from #EWaste gets 10 times more efficient with new sponge material
Researchers developed a nanoscale cross-dimensional composite material via self-assembly of two-dimensional graphene oxide and one-dimensional chitosan macromolecules.
By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Oct 27, 2024
"Researchers have developed a new type of material that’s 10 times more efficient at extracting gold from e-waste than previous adsorbents. Developed by chemists and materials scientists at the National University of Singapore, the material is a type of sponge made of #GrapheneOxide and #chitosan [shrimp shells].
"The material can reportedly transform the way gold is extracted from electronic wastes, which has been described so far as a dirty business with low yields and results in toxic #pollutants.
"The cheaper, cleaner and efficient method was tested by researchers using real e-waste provided by a recycling company."
[...]
"While the present work focused on gold, the team say the technique could be adapted to recover other valuable metals such as #silver, #platinum or #palladium from #ElectronicWaste or even #mining residues. And that is not all: as well as e-waste, the technology might be applied to a wider range of environmental cleaning efforts, such as filtering out #HeavyMetals from #PollutedWater sources or industrial effluents, reported Physics World."
Read more:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/gold-extraction-from-e-waste-sponge
Article in Physics World - Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste
24 Oct 2024
https://physicsworld.com/a/eco-friendly-graphene-composite-recovers-gold-from-e-waste/
#SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining
#EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics #RareEarthMinerals #Recycling #NewTechnology #ShrimpShells
#ZeroWasteAotearoa - Mine #EWaste for #gold, not beautiful landscapes
February 16, 2026
"As a fast-track consent is sought for a major gold mine in #CentralOtago and another has already been granted in #Coromandel, #ZeroWaste #Aotearoa is calling upon the government to mine #ElectronicWaste, not beautiful landscapes, for gold and other precious metals.
"E-waste contains a significant concentration of gold, with one metric tonne of electronic waste containing up to 800 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore. While precious metals (including gold, silver, copper) make up approximately 60% of the composition of some e-waste, gold specifically is highly concentrated, with a single tonne of circuit boards containing roughly 39 grams of gold.
"#NewZealand currently generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste every single year. Approximately 98 percent ends up in landfill or is disposed of illegally, according to the Ministry for the Environment.
" 'At present the voluntary product stewardship scheme means that we have one of the lowest rates of e-waste recovery in the world. We are literally throwing gold away into landfills while proposing to dig it up elsewhere in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. It is the height of madness,' says Sue Coutts of Zero Waste Aotearoa.
" 'Like many people across the country, we are gravely concerned about the environmental impact of gold mining. We think that there are much better ways to get these valuable resources – and ensure that they stay in circulation forever, not dumped in landfills.'
" 'The World Gold Council says that only 7% of gold is used in tech but 27% of worldwide gold production is already from recycling. This is more than 4 times what we need for tech – there is no valid reason to dig up any more of our precious #ecosystems.'
" '#ProductStewardship would create a pathway for a new industry: one built on resource recovery of valuable materials and a #CircularEconomy.
"NZ company #MINTInnovation relocated to #Sydney because they could tap into flows of e-waste from extended producer responsibility schemes that collect electronic waste in #Australia .
"They chose not to invest in NZ because there is no regulated e-waste scheme here. That’s $60m in turnover that will be dropping into the Australian economy every year instead of ours.
"E-waste was declared a priority product in June 2020 requiring the establishment of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the #WasteMinimisationAct. Yet six years on, a mandatory scheme is not in place and no further work is being done.
"Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions. E-waste is a rich source of precious metals and #RareEarth elements, including gold, #silver, #platinum, and #palladium, used in #CircuitBoards and components."
Source:
https://zerowaste.co.nz/media-statement-mine-e-waste-for-gold-not-beautiful-landscapes/
#SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics
#SalemMA - #EWaste Recycling Event
March 28 @ 8:00 am
"$20 cash or check, per unit: TVs, Monitors, Microwaves, dehumidifiers, ACs, vacuum cleaners.
$40 cash or check, per unit: Refrigerators, Exercise Equipment, battery-powered lawn equipment, free-standing electronic devices such as fireplaces, heaters, air hockey tables, etc.
All Other Electronic Items: FREE Including: Computer towers, laptops, tablets, cellphones, small appliances, household electronics including phones, printers, fax machines, cd players, etc.
If your item is still in good working condition, consider donating it via one of the local #BuyNothing pages or other swap groups."
https://greensalem.com/event/e-waste-recycling-event-12/
#SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWasteSalem #ElectronicWaste #EWasteRecycling
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