From old cellphones to broken refrigerators and discarded e-cigarettes, global electronic waste has reached record highs and is growing five times faster than rates of recycling – bringing a host of ...

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of electronic products aren’t ...

The phone or computer you’re reading this on may not be long for this world. Maybe you’ll drop it in water, or your dog will make a chew toy of it, or it’ll reach obsolescence. If you can’t repair it ...

All electronic and electrical devices used in the digital age that are broken, outdated, or have been discontinued are ...

Reasons you shouldn't throw gadgets in the trash, and what to do instead Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less ...

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 ...

If you have a few redundant or broken electronics languishing in drawers at home, you’re not alone. The UK is one of the largest producers of household e-waste in the world and we can all be part of ...

"I was a kid of the early 80s, when electronic items were quite expensive and were supposed to last for ages." Francesco Calo has been learning how to fix his broken TV at a repair event in Tooting, ...