Easier and cheaper extraction of gold from old tech could boost the financial incentive to safely recycle, and keep toxic ...

Researchers have created a new fungus battery that can be powered just by feeding it water and nutrients, not recharging it.

Tuesday is Earth Day, and this year, a major focus is on reducing e-waste. Millions of tons of electronic waste are generated ...

The stash of old cell phones in your sock drawer is a symptom of a growing challenge: what to do with electronic waste.

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group estimates that we generate around 6.9 million tons of e-waste each year. Of that, less than 18 percent is recycled properly. But as a species that has ...

E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the emerging as well as the developed regions. The reduced life spans of electrical, electronic, and consumer electronic devices are generating ...

A record 62 million tons of electronic waste was produced in 2022, up 82 percent from 2010, according to the United Nations. And there is a market for those who want to buy second-hand.

Despite its growing impact, the Electronic waste or E-waste problem in Sri Lanka remains largely under-recognised and ...

Alireza Abbaspourrad, an associate professor of food chemistry and ingredient technology at Cornell University, says there's more gold in a ton of electronic waste than in a ton of ore mined from ...