Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less than 20 percent of e-waste is appropriately recycled. Important: Do you ...

(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 ...

All electronic and electrical devices used in the digital age that are broken, outdated, or have been discontinued are ...

Discarded electronics are the world's fastest-growing category of domestic waste and most devices aren't easy to recycle.

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 ...

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions, computer ...

We believe the chemicals that contributed to her illness were not accidents. They were the result of corporate decisions — ...

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 ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal recycling market, he ...

In Malaysia, the Department of Environment (DOE) recorded 536,709.04 tonnes of e-waste processed by licensed facilities between January 2021 and June 2025, and estimates that 24.5 million units of ...