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General | October 22, 2010

‘Urban Mining’: Japan Focuses On Recycling Rare Earth Metals From Discarded Electronic Products

Recent diplomatic conflicts resulted in China temporarily banning rare earth metal exports to Japan, a vital resource to…

News | October 6, 2010

Commenting on a recent Japanese drive to encourage the recycling of old cellphones, Tim Hornyak highlighted the term…

News | September 28, 2010

Our toys and devices are amazing -- until they're obsolete. That's bad news for the planet, but good…

News | September 14, 2010

Calling all wannabe designers with a bright green idea: Sony has today officially launched its Open Planet Ideas…

General | July 14, 2010

We know that the popularity of urban mining has skyrocketed in the past decade, but the sheer amount…