In March 2024, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) Global E-Waste Monitor report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet ...

Efforts to regulate these risks are beginning to gain traction, but have not expanded enough for any real change. New research highlights major health hazard faced by employees in growing industry — ...

In the modern world, technology plays a vital role in everyday life. From smartphones to laptops, gaming consoles to televisions, electronics are essential to communication, entertainment, and ...

Investment in collection and recycling infrastructure could generate US$38 billion in annual economic benefits by 2030, ...

How big of a negative impact does it have on us and how we live? E-waste or electronic waste is a massive polluter. Each year roughly 50 million tonnes of waste is disposed of and under 20% is ...

“This amendment represents a landmark step in reducing the environmental and health impacts of e-waste,” says Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. “While ...