A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN's Global E-waste Monitor 2020. The new report also ...

There have been any number of events this year that would make anyone want to throw their phone and computer into a dumpster, Ron Swanson style, just so they don't have to deal with it anymore.

According to the Global e-waste Statistics Partnership, we generate more than 50 million tons of e-waste each year and only recycle 20% of it. This means people waste many electronic devices, such as ...

Here’s a bit of data most people probably don’t think about and don’t want to, regarding “e-waste,” the wide range of electronic stuff we purchase by the ton and discard by the year. It comes from ...

2019 was a record-setting year for global e-waste accumulation, following a 21 percent increase since 2014. That’s based on a newly-reported release from the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 14, 2021 (ENS) – Today, on International E-Waste Day 2021, waste management experts are asking households, businesses, and governments to take more dead or unused electronic ...

Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal processing of discarded ...

If you haven’t already heard, e-waste is a pretty big deal. Not only is it widespread, but it’s also a significant problem that has been ongoing for decades — and sees little chance of being solved as ...

Connecting the Unconnected is a monthly column by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) that explores how technology can ...