Ghana, Accra, Zongo Lane, Spring 2023. Zongo Lane is like an Alibaba cavern. Hundreds of small shops for all types of electronics components, modules, and general parts populate the narrow streets of ...
In the corner of my basement sits a dusty Rubbermaid bin crammed with a decade’s worth of outdated and obsolete electronics, otherwise known as e-waste. It’s a tangle of cords, cables, clickers, ...
When he was just 18 years old, Emmanuel Akatire traveled about 500 miles from his home in Zorko, Ghana, to Accra, the nation's capital, to find the only work he could — sifting through vast piles of ...
The first of two features to commemorate International E-waste Day on 14 October explores just how big the problem is and what can be done about it. Although tackling the interconnected issues of ...
In an era where technology evolves at a breakneck pace, our reliance on electronic devices is at an all-time high. This rapid advancement, however, brings with it a significant challenge: electronic ...
On May 13 (local time), after a 40-minute drive from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, we arrived at the Evtera ...
Think Apple’s iPhone recycling robot but for any brand Think Apple’s iPhone recycling robot but for any brand But the potential impact of artificially intelligent robots on e-waste recycling more ...