by Amber Zhai From the first hackerspace in West Africa, WoeLab, a young Togolese designer named Afate wants to create a 3D printer “Made in Africa” out of the electronic scrap that is dumped into the region and bring 3D technology to the land, within reach of ordinary people in the community. From Recycling [...]
by Amber Zhai Since advances in technology are rapidly outpacing recycling, it is crucial that manufacturers of products made with metal consider recyclability during the initial design processes. Two reports by the United Nations’ International Resource Panel urge designers of everything from mobile phones to car batteries to make their products easier to recycle in [...]
by Alex Francis Prior to the advent of flat-screen television technology, bulky tube televisions were able to be recycled for a profit. The glass cathode ray tubes (CRTs) inside each of those TVs were melted down, and the raw material was used to make new tubes that could then be resold. The money [...]