Once the bulky boring bits that make up most of the electronic waste stream have been removed, recyclers are left to deal with an incredibly complex mix of metals and other components.
Some of that complexity is found in the lithium batteries that power most of our mobile devices. Battery recycling involves a mix of shredding, physical metal separation and wet chemistry to recover carbon, cobalt and lithium. Then it’s on to the real challenge: the printed circuit boards (PCBs).
Ecocycle (Ecobatt) have entered into an MOU with Cobalt Blue. The MOU will evaluate the feasibility of treating black mass from battery recycling within Australia.
Undoubtedly, the controversy around the amount of e-waste being generated has gone to new heights. The recent Netflix production of ‘Buy Now-The Shopping Conspiracy highlights
An October federal government discussion paper on ESP Policy (Environmentally Sustainable Procurement) for ICT goods illustrates the challenges Australia faces with e-waste. ICT covers goods
The health hazards associated with e-waste are drawing increasing attention worldwide. Following, a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), E-waste, if not managed
Ecocycle and its sister company Recycal are continuing their transition to environmental sustainability. Few groups have invested as heavily in ensuring world best practice in
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