AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Apple Inc APPL.O is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused, while acknowledging rising global demand for electronics means new mines wil... More »
FILE PHOTO: Batteries for electric vehicles are manufactured at a factory in Dongguan, China on September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will make manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV) responsible for setting up facilities ... More »
After years of dismantling discarded televisions and laptops, a Shanghai recycling plant is readying itself for a new wave of waste: piles of exhausted batteries from the surge of electric vehicles hitting China's streets. More »
A child tries a school uniform at a recycling store in Havana, Cuba, July 5, 2017. Olaff Alejo’s salt lamps are eerily beautiful and designed to purify the air. More »
