Discarded electronic waste containing earth minerals is overtaking landfills globally at an alarming rate as much of the tech industry and enterprises kick the disposal problem to the curb. Meanwhile, ...

A police team examining a mountain of e-waste found at a factory by the Sungai Siput-Kuala Kangsar road in Perak last month. (Bernama pic) Illegal e-waste operations have made the headlines in ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

As a Finnish citizen and a member of the electronic waste recycling industry in Malaysia, I feel compelled to respond to Michael Soh’s letter titled “Hypocritical to label Malaysia a dumping ground ...

Old computers, mobile phones, and data centre servers make up the world’s fastest-growing waste stream. But less than one-quarter of electronic waste is collected and given a second life, according to ...

The Humane Ai Pin promised to be the next big thing in wearable tech but the device failed to attract users, becoming instead a poster child for AI's contribution to the global e-waste problem. The ...

E-waste, which refers to discarded electrical or electronic devices, is the fastest growing domestic waste stream in the world, and it is highly toxic, threatening public health. Much of this e-waste, ...