Your smartphone begins life neatly packed into a well-designed box. Chances are it will end its days in a more ignominious manner. Assuming it doesn’t end up rattling around in a junk drawer, it will ...

Millions of discarded laptops, server drives, and electric motors sitting in waste streams hold ...

If you haven’t already heard, e-waste is a pretty big deal. Not only is it widespread, but it’s also a significant problem that has been ongoing for decades — and sees little chance of being solved as ...

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 ...

In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 ...

Approximately 2.25 million tons of obsolete TVs, cell phones and computers -- commonly referred to as e-waste -- were ready to be disposed of in a single year, according to a 2007 U.S. Environmental ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / Do you have unused cellphones, a dusty laptop, or e-reader tucked away in ...

All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report released ...

Better e-waste collection, stronger recycling markets and a coherent regulatory framework will be essential if Europe is to ...