WEEE

ReLondon and Oxford University map the flow of electrical goods across the capital for the first time, finding 700kg of devices in the average London home.

Backed by Denmark's environmental protection agency, the CIRCUIT project pairs a low-temperature molten-salt recovery method with component reuse and design changes spanning the whole circuit board value chain.

Free-to-attend EBMI2026 brings 400-plus exhibitors and a 180-speaker programme to Messe Frankfurt on 17 and 18 June, with critical raw material recovery as the organising theme.

Malaysia has banned e-waste imports and projects domestic volumes could reach 1.4 million tonnes a year by 2030, with around 75 per cent currently handled by an informal recycling sector.

Opinium research for Material Focus finds 43 per cent of shoppers who tried to recycle a vape at a supermarket could not find a drop-off point, with 6.3 million still binned each week.

Circuit boards from end-of-life televisions dismantled in supervised prison workshops are sent to Llantrisant for gold and platinum group metals extraction.

EPSRC and Defra-funded project will develop chemical processes to recover usable components from products too complex for conventional recycling systems.

Co-located e-waste, battery, metal recycling and ITAD expos announce 180-speaker programme across four dedicated stages at Messe Frankfurt in June.

Coalition of 19 businesses, NGOs and repair networks send letter to Keir Starmer warning that continued delays misses out on jobs and consumer savings

Plymouth plant will process 24,000 EV batteries a year and create 70 jobs, while a second DRIVE35 grant funds a joint research project with JLR and the University of Warwick to test cells made with recycled cathode and anode materials.

Material Focus has launched its 2026 Electricals Recycling Fund, with £1 million available for councils and organisations to expand small electrical collection across the UK.

New Fairphone study traces 24 minerals in smartphone supply chains to specific mining regions, finding 75 per cent of environmental impact occurs before the device reaches consumers.

Four specialist conferences and exhibitions return to Messe Frankfurt on 17-18 June 2026