Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less than 20 percent of e-waste is appropriately recycled. Important: Do you ...

(CNN) — As the world’s appetite for computers, smartphones and other electronic devices grows ever bigger, the other side of the coin — e-waste — is raising alarms. According to a UN report released ...

All electronic and electrical devices used in the digital age that are broken, outdated, or have been discontinued are considered e-waste, or electronic waste. This includes our mobile phones, laptops ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal recycling market, he ...

A not-for-profit environmental group put GPS devices in 35 e-waste items and dropped them off at recycling locations in four ...

Research to look at how to use liquid metals to make power electronics more reliable, repairable and easier to recycle.

Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carmignac photojournalism award exposes dangers of e-waste problem in Ghana The 13th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism ...

What began as a personal struggle to dispose of e-waste has grown into one of India’s most integrated recycling companies. Built from Assam, the venture is turning discarded electronics into resources ...

Reasons you shouldn't throw gadgets in the trash, and what to do instead Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less ...