Developing countries need to prepare for an avalanche of e-waste generated by PCs, consumer electronics and appliances, the United Nations said in a study released Monday. By 2020, the e-waste levels ...

Despite China's ban on solid waste imports three years ago, developed countries continue to exploit regulatory loopholes to export waste to developing countries including China, avoiding higher ...

One year after its adoption in Bonn, the Global Framework on Chemicals today launched its first call for projects targeting the safe and sustainable management of chemicals and waste. The selected ...

MADRID — S2S Dynamics, a German startup that tracks electronic waste (e-waste) through its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform, said developing countries have a worsening e-waste problem ...

“Out of sight, out of mind” is a typical approach to waste and is one of the main reasons why the waste trade persists. The world discovered that toxic waste was being dumped in Africa and other ...

The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact ...

Ageing garbage trucks, frequent breakdowns and illegal dumping across Fiji’s towns are expected to ease following the signing ...