In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 ...

As digital consumption grows and e-waste mounts, burden of managing that waste falls on workers with little protection.

Electronic waste (e-waste) refers to discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, and other consumer or industrial electronics that are no longer functional or needed. These ...

India's growing electronic waste problem may have found a home-grown solution. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed an indigenous pilot plant that can safely recover ...

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of electronic products aren’t ...

At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins. Copper wires will get neatly bundled up for resale. But as the conveyor belt keeps rolling, ...

Lucknow: Every day, hundreds of discarded mobile phones, laptops, televisions, batteries and other electronic gadgets are thrown away across the state capital. But with no authorised e-waste recycling ...

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 ...