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 ...

Just past the visitor’s center is a mountain of garbage. Refrigerators, desk chairs and shopping carts, stacked in a hulking heap. Around the corner, past the “tipping floor”where compactors shovel ...

All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report released ...

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 ...

How many old smartphones are sitting in your junk drawer right now? In the Czech market, big electronics retailers such as ...

By Adejoke Adeleye, OgunGovernor Dapo Abiodun has unveiled a sweeping “Resource Revolution” aimed at positioning Ogun State as a continental leader in the circular economy, with a firm warning against ...

The proliferation of e-waste, or electronic waste, has become a pressing global issue with significant environmental and health implications. E-waste refers to discarded products with a battery or ...

Kenya produces 50,000-60,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, but under 10% is recycled. Bonnie Mbithi leads initiatives at WEEE ...