Consequently, electronic waste, or e-waste, is washing across the globe. In 2020, a U.N. report warned that over 50 million tons of e-waste were dumped worldwide in 2019 alone.

“Now e-waste is an important design issue not just because of growing e-waste regulations, but because educated designers can save enterprise security system customers a lot of money.” Editor ...

E-waste is a rapidly growing waste stream in the EU, and managing end-of-life electronics poses challenges in separating materials for recycling without losing value.

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 ...

A new U.N. report found that there was so much e-waste generated in 2022 that it could fill bumper-to-bumper trucks along the equator. The Global E-waste Monitor And that figure still growing.

The Download Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less than 20 percent of e-waste is appropriately recycled.

According to a UN report released last year, 62 million tons of e-waste was generated in 2022, enough to fill 1.5 million trucks that would circle the equator if lined up bumper to bumper.

Around 50 million tons of e-waste are thrown out every year, and less than 20 percent of that is recycled. This e-waste often contains both precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum and ...

This “invisible e-waste” is the focal point of the sixth annual International E-Waste Day on October 14, organized by Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum.

Electronic waste growing at record levels, U.N. report finds Thai officials on Wednesday said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of ...