LONDON — Despite the fact that Europe is a global leader in plastics recycling and in diverting plastics from landfills by using waste-to-energy programs that convert waste into power generation, Europe, along with many other industrialized regions, recently got another major incentive to increase its recycling effectiveness for plastics — the message that China no…
UTRECHT, Netherlands — GreenPeak Technologies, the industry leading Smart Home low-power radio communication semi-conductor company, has created a new white paper that details how Small Data, the tiny bits of information collected from billions of small sentrollers (sensors, controllers and actuators) in homes, offices, factories, cars, in all corners of the environment, will create a…
The thriving consumer electronics industry is good news for OEMs and consumers alike. At the same time, e-waste continues to be a challenging problem. The average laptop or notebook computer, cellular phone, or digital camera is made up of a huge variety of different elements: glass, metals, and plastics. Recyclers reclaim these elements for further…
Northbrook, Ill. – UL, the global independent safety science leader, announced today the expansion of its Information & Insights (I&I) service division. On the heels of acquiring GoodGuide, IDES, Innovadex and The Wercs, as well as launching the division’s website, I&I has become the one-stop-shop for material, component and product insight. Backed by science and…
We live in a world where it has never been easier to travel internationally, import goods, or share information across the globe. This ever-increasing globalization has immeasurable benefits, but it also comes with unique risks and challenges. The growing reliance of the US on foreign sources for minerals — the raw materials for the very…
Each decision that an engineer or designer makes in creating a new product has far-reaching implications for the end-customer, of course, but also for the supply chain and for the environment. Making smart design decisions up front has the potential to reduce waste throughout the supply chain, ensure adherence to regulatory demands, and make the…
The only thing that is certain is that compliance is more easily mandated than achieved. It always takes time, and a lot of it. The RoHS2 (also called the RoHS Recast) was drafted in 2008 with an eye toward restricting hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment sold in Europe. “Improving implementation and enforcement of…
When you're managing a multibillion-dollar global company, going green involves more than changing out incandescent lightbulbs. The environmental program becomes even more complicated when that company is a leading player in the electronics supply chain with a massive logistics and integration structure across the world to consider, not to mention a vast range of customers…
The common use of the term “sustainability” today almost exclusively refers to the environmental impact of a given product or process. When it comes to a company's supply chain, being sustainable means far more than simply implementing green initiatives. Supply chain sustainability encompasses both the external and internal factors that keep the flow of input…
3D printing is moving from the stuff of our favorite science fiction films to a familiar, mainstream technology. Although many of today's 3D printing applications are remote from the electronics industry, a growing number of them are likely to become popular options in the electronics supply chain. Today, 3D printing applications in the electronics industry…