E-waste

Indian e-waste producers “shirk” responsibilities

November 20, 2015

A report from Toxics Link found most OEMs “pay least or no attention” to e-waste management. Daily Pioneer reported on the report, Time to Reboot-II, from the environmental NGO (non-governmental organisation), which found that “many leading electronic and electrical brands continue to shirk their responsibility under e-waste rules” in India. It added that producers “pay […]

Taiwanese company turns e-waste into gold

October 14, 2015

Super Dragon Technology (SDTI) takes electronics waste and uses chemical and electrolysis processes to extract liquid gold from precious metals, which then becomes gold sand and is refined and formed into bars. The company uses techniques and equipment from Germany and Japan to provide industrial waste disposal services for electronics, semiconductor, optoelectronics and printed circuit-board […]