(CNN) — As the world’s appetite for computers, smartphones and other electronic devices grows ever bigger, the other side of the coin — e-waste — is raising alarms. According to a UN report released ...

The newly launched pilot project in Mthatha aims to strengthen local e-waste collection systems while encouraging greater public participation in recycling initiatives.

A new collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University in England has ...

Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho State University, and partners recycle valuable minerals from e-waste to support energy and ...

E-waste is a growing problem that impacts the livelihoods of our planet and our people. It’s been cited as such by experts at modest places like the United Nations and the World Health Organization, ...

E-waste is a rapidly growing problem, with discarded electronics containing valuable metals that are largely unrecovered. Scientists have discovered bacteria capable of extracting precious metals like ...

In 2010, an estimated 7 million used and scrap computers were exported from the U.S., says Eric Williams, associate professor in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of ...

The topic of e-waste has come under the spotlight with the arrival of Circular Electronics Day, aiming to shine a light on the continued levels of IT equipment that is dumped in landfill. The calendar ...

As technology accelerates, so too does Australia's electronic waste problem. "With generative AI [artificial intelligence], there's a lot of waste and new waste streams coming from data centres," ...

In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...

Leaders in Canada's consumer electronics and information technology industries have joined forces to find environmentally-friendly solutions for the growing problem of what to do with electronics ...