Freeport, New York — At eWorks in Freeport, New York, piles of dusty televisions, personal computers, printers and other old tech are the start of an electronic treasure hunt. "There is a value that ...

A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers – who found the key gold-filtering substance in ...

Discover how India and South Africa are confronting the urgent challenge of e-waste, the fastest-growing waste stream ...

In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...

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 ...

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

Currently, just 12% of the nation’s computers are recycled, and Australia is the fourth-highest generator of e-waste per capita. This a significant environmental risk, because poorly managed e-waste ...

Bangladesh’s hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), is being managed amid serious governance failures, as authorities have largely failed to enforce existing laws, according to a ...