ACCORDING to the Global E-waste Monitor Report 2024, a record 62 billion kg of e-waste was generated globally in 2022. Malaysia, with a population of 34 million, generated close to 411 million kg of e ...

Constant technological advancements make mobile devices redundant every few years The smartphone is a great example of technology leapfrog in countries like India, where a vast majority of phone users ...

Electronic waste (e-waste) refers to discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, and other consumer or industrial electronics that are no longer functional or needed. These ...

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 ...

The 2022 framework specifies that entities that are unlicensed are prohibited from operating. “Bulk consumers of electronics are eager to work with licensed e-waste operators,” Pasha says. Today, his ...

Enter private players like Attero India and Lohum who have taken up the gauntlet to address India’s challenge in securing its rare earths. It has been months since countries across the world are ...

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 ...

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 ...

UBC researchers have perfected a process to efficiently separate fibreglass and resin – two of the most commonly discarded parts of a cellphone – bringing them closer to their goal of a zero-waste ...