In March 2024, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) Global E-Waste Monitor report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet ...

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There's a certain irony sitting in most junk drawers right now. Somewhere between the tangled charging cables and the phone with the cracked screen you meant to donate, a slow-moving crisis is quietly ...

In a new report released this week, the United Nations said the amount of electronics waste worldwide is growing even as efforts to recycle it may be falling even further behind targets. The Global ...

According to the U.N., e-waste is the world's fastest-growing trash stream, and, as is common with a lot of rubbish, the developed world is exporting its problems. The flow of electronic waste from ...

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(CNN) — As the world’s appetite for computers, smartphones and other electronic devices grows ever bigger, the other side of the coin — e-waste — is raising alarms. According to a UN report released ...

At a junkyard in Lagos, many people were rummaging through piles of discarded electrical equipment. For 38-year-old Malaia and many others like her, this electronic waste is not only a source of ...

The topic of e-waste has come under the spotlight with the arrival of Circular Electronics Day, aiming to shine a light on the continued levels of IT equipment that is dumped in landfill. The calendar ...