Ever since lockdown there has been an increase in the sales of electronics and to prove this a e-waste recycling centre in Ireland has had its busiest month in 15 years
LG Electronics USA have been recognised by the US EPA for leading the way in responsible electronics recycling leadership, mainly for the collection of a large amount of electronic items and sending them to a third party for recycling.
Technology giant Apple, have developed a new robot called Daisy which is capable of extracting parts from 9 different types of iPhone at 200 phones per hour. This is to help them achieve their goal of manufacturing their products from 100% recycled materials.
A survey conducted by Repic has claimed that people are failing to recycle electronic goods because they are concerned about the security of their data, a total of 69% of people were concerned about their personal data being stolen or accessed during the recycling process.