From old cellphones to broken refrigerators and discarded e-cigarettes, global electronic waste has reached record highs and is growing five times faster than rates of recycling – bringing a host of ...

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 ...

Reasons you shouldn't throw gadgets in the trash, and what to do instead Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less ...

In a new report released this week, the United Nations said the amount of electronics waste worldwide is growing even as efforts to recycle it may be falling even further behind targets. The Global ...

E-waste has valuable metals, but recycling is dirty and harmful. A new natural method can safely recover metals and make them ...

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What began as a personal struggle to dispose of e-waste has grown into one of India’s most integrated recycling companies. Built from Assam, the venture is turning discarded electronics into resources ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. To build all of the solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, and ...

Where do old electronics go? Some people may end up with a pile of outdated cell phones in a drawer or even tossed in the bin on trash day. Eventually, these neglected devices end up in city landfills ...