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NEW YORK — All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report ...

Only a few years ago, it would have been difficult to consider a discarded flower pot as electronic waste. But with our continuous technological evolution–including digital, self-watering plant ...

E-waste management in Bangladesh is currently a victim of weak policy and systemic disorder. Approximately 97% of e-waste is processed informally due to the lack of good governance, a Transparency ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

The global accumulation of electronic waste, or e-waste, is surging at an alarming rate, outpacing efforts in recycling, according to a recent report by the United Nations' fourth Global E-waste ...

U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further. The agencies were referring to “e-waste,” which is ...

Record 62 million tonnes of e-waste produced in 2022, up 82% since 2010; On track to rise further 32% in 2030; $billions worth of strategically-valuable resources ...

Part of the reason why Ugandans have grown into the habit of exacerbating the digital dumping problem is because the country ...

The global surge in electronic waste (e-waste) poses a critical environmental and health challenge. In fact, according to the UN's recent Global E-Waste Monitor Report, “The world’s generation of ...

Forward-looking: As devices become obsolete at an alarming rate, the issue of electronic waste has become increasingly pressing. A project has emerged combining measurement and robot technology with ...