High-tech metals from the garbage
Rare earths have not yet been recycled. But since inevitable bottlenecks in these raw materials have emerged, companies are rethinking at lightning speed. The world's first recycling plant for the coveted elements was launched in France in 2012. >> Continue to the article
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Recycling of rare earths started
The French company Rhodia opened the world's first factory in La Rochelle to recycle rare earths on a large scale. This is what Technology Review reports in its current issue 01/2013 (available recently at the kiosk or free of charge directly in the Heise Shop). For a long time, the 17 elements were recycled - from lanthanum for batteries to europium for [...]
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Experts call for better recovery of precious metals from old equipment
Experts call for better precious metal recovery from old devices 09.07.2012/310/7.500 Accra / Bonn / Milan - The gold and silver treasure in old electronic devices is growing and growing: Every year 21 tons of gold and 85 tons of silver with an equivalent of XNUMX billion dollars are spent in high-tech Devices such as laptops, smartphones or tablets are installed. The majority of these precious metals - XNUMX percent - fizzle out [...]
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Important industrial metal remains available
Important industrial metal remains available 27.06.2012/44,8/XNUMX Düsseldorf - According to the report of the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), which has now been published, XNUMX% of the copper used in Europe comes from recycling. This represents a new record and makes it clear that the current copper demand is increasingly being covered by recycling. This "win-win" situation helps to meet the steadily growing need for this [...]
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Successful working group in the target field "Magnesium Recycling / Magnesium Protection Technology" at the TU Clausthal enthused about 30 players from the business world
Successful working group in the target field "Magnesium recycling / magnesium protection technology" at the TU Clausthal excited around 30 actors from the economy State initiative Nano and Material Innovations Lower Saxony organized a joint working group with the TU Clausthal and Volkswagen AG 03.05.2012 Göttingen - Magnesium is the lightest metal , which is used in automotive series production and is an essential driver for the construction of [...]
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Precious waste
Precious waste 02.05.2012/70/XNUMX - Waste is too precious to simply throw away. Six EU countries have also recognized this and now have waste recycling rates of up to XNUMX percent. The recycling frontrunners are thus also showing the rest of the EU countries the way towards resource efficiency, and that is sorely needed. Because in nine member states of the EU [...]
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Shanghai: Where to go with the old phones?
Shanghai: what to do with the old cell phones? 23.04.2012/2007/90 - According to a report by the United Nations, the amount of electronic waste has increased sevenfold since XNUMX. Many believe the simplest solution would be to simply recycle the old equipment. However, this idea seems to be taking off slowly. It was in the early XNUMXs when the family [...]
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Inadequate raw materials policy - recycling rate for rare earths sometimes below one percent
Inadequate raw materials policy - recycling quota for rare earths sometimes below one percent 09.04.2012 - Germany lacks a raw materials policy from a single source. But without a fundamentally new approach to raw materials, Germany's competitiveness will be damaged. That says Peter Kurth, President of the Federal Association of the German Waste Management, Water and Raw Materials Management, BDE, an interest group of around 750 private industry companies [...]
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Profitable recycling: gold in waste
04.04.2012/21/XNUMX - Profitable recycling: gold in the trash In view of rising prices for industrial and precious metals, waste is turning into gold mines. What used to be scrap is now called secondary raw material. In view of the rising prices for industrial and precious metals, recycling old electrical appliances is becoming more and more attractive. Who benefits. Tweezers and a butter knife: the miners of the XNUMXst century need more [...]
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Old cell phones hold millions of dollars worth of treasure
01.04.2012/80/XNUMX - Old cell phones hold treasure worth millions Millions of old cell phones lie in drawers and cupboards. Industry and politics want to finally use the devices. XNUMX percent of the raw materials in old cell phones can be recycled. It is probably one of the least secured treasures in Germany, but it is extremely valuable. The Germans hoard almost two tons of gold [...]
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