Explainers, teardowns, and myth-busting on waste management systems and green engineering.
A Basel Action Network investigation found eight of ten U.S. firms shipping e-waste to Southeast Asia held R2v3 'responsible recycling' certification. Here is where drop-off electronics can really end up.
A battery that no longer powers your device still holds enough energy to start a fire when it is crushed in a collection truck or a sorting line. The recycling symbol on it does not mean curbside.
China's second-life battery decision is being read as a win for the circular economy. Shredding a working battery to recover its metals is the opposite of the waste hierarchy.