AI-powered robots help tackle Europe’s growing e-waste problem

AI-powered robots help tackle Europe’s growing e-waste problem

EU-funded researchers have developed adaptable robots that could transform the way we recycle electronic waste, benefiting both the environment and the economy. By Kaja Šeruga Just outside the historic German town of Goslar, a sprawling industrial complex receives an endless stream of discarded electronics. On arrival, this electronic waste is laboriously prepared for recycling. Electrocycling […] The post AI-powered robots help tackle Europe’s …

Any old irons, kettles, or phones? Get recycling

Households need to stop tech hoarding and consider reusing, repairing or recycling their old or broken electrical items, a watchdog is warning. We all need to declutter our kitchen cupboards, attics and sheds for forgotten electrical items, the European Recycling Platform (ERP) says. A poll by Ireland’s only pan-European compliance scheme for waste electrical items, known as WEEE, to mark World Earth Day today, shows almost one in three adults –…

LG, Samsung sue Indian Government over e-waste recycling policy - The Tech Portal

Two major South Korean electronics companies, LG and Samsung, have initiated legal proceedings against the Indian government over new e-waste recycling regulations. The companies have filed petitions in the Delhi High Court seeking to overturn a policy that mandates minimum payments to electronic waste recyclers, making them the latest among a growing group of firms that are pushing back against India’s environmental regulations, which they argu…