(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 ...

A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that ...

A new collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University in England has ...

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 ...

In 2010, an estimated 7 million used and scrap computers were exported from the U.S., says Eric Williams, associate professor in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of ...

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 ...

E-bikes can improve environmental and public health, but the sector needs stronger regulations to encourage it to cut ...

In this op-ed, In2tec argues that recycling alone will not solve the global ewaste crisis and explains why electronics must ...

AI is a major contributor to e-waste mountains that continue to grow exponentially. So, to mark International E-Waste Day today (14 October), we explore what organizations can do about this major ...

E-waste is a growing problem that impacts the livelihoods of our planet and our people. It’s been cited as such by experts at modest places like the United Nations and the World Health Organization, ...

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 ...