Toys that move, make noise, and light up are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies. With the holiday season fast approaching, parents around the world are deciding ...

Mumbai's "E-waste Initiative" addresses the escalating global e-waste crisis, highlighted by UN reports of millions of tons generated annually. Maharashtra's e-waste Management Rules enforce Extended ...

E-waste generates faster than recycling capacity and is set to grow to 82 billion metric tonnes In 2022, e-waste globally contained 4 million tons of metals classified as critical raw materials Mining ...

Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total. Generative AI could account ...

Despite the threats that improper handling of hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), poses to human health ...

Bangladesh’s hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), is being managed amid serious governance failures, as authorities have largely failed to enforce existing laws, according to a ...

A police team examining a mountain of e-waste found at a factory by the Sungai Siput-Kuala Kangsar road in Perak last month. (Bernama pic) Illegal e-waste operations have made the headlines in ...

An employee examines electronic waste awaiting to be dismantled at the Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) plant in Holliston, Mass., USA. ERI is R2 and e-Stewards certified. Zoran Milich/Getty ...

The government announced on Friday that it is actively engaging with the private sector to establish sufficient domestic capacity for the full utilisation of e-waste and the recovery of various ...

Universal wastes are waste streams that meet the definition of a hazardous waste but are very common and can be easily recycled. Universal waste includes: Batteries Pesticides Mercury-containing ...