Global electronic waste volumes are reaching unprecedented levels annually, according to national e-waste knowledge hub WEEE are SA. In 2022, e-waste reached 62-million tonnes – an 82% increase ...

International E-Waste Day, celebrated annually on October 14, raises awareness about the growing problem of electronic waste and promotes responsible e-waste management, with a focus on recovering ...

Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total. Generative AI could account ...

Jack Cartwright explores the material value hidden in the UK’s discarded electronics and the carbon savings that proper ...

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

In the past two months, Apple, Google and Samsung have all unveiled their newest smartphones and other devices with the goal of getting consumers to upgrade ahead of the holidays. But in the process, ...

LUCKNOW As Uttar Pradesh accelerates its digital and industrial growth, a silent environmental crisis is brewing in its belly in the form of an ever-growing mountain of electronic waste. Despite ...

Durosinmi-Etti said that the Lagos State Ministry of Environment was in contact with businesses at Ikeja Computer Village to ensure proper management of large quantity of e-waste generated in the ...

India imports a substantial amount of precious metals. On the other hand, a significant amount of precious metals is lost in the hands of countries like Belgium and ...