“The Global E-Waste Monitor 2017,” released by ISWA, UNU and ITU, says 44.7 million metric tons of e-scrap were generated globally in 2016. “E-waste” is defined in the report as anything that has a ...

Global generation of electronic scrap is rising five times faster than documented e-scrap recycling, according to data from the United Nation’s fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM). The report, ...

OSLO (Reuters) - A metric ton of old mobile phones contains metals worth $15,000, and the world needs better rules to tackle growing mountains of electronic waste in developing nations, a U.N.-backed ...

If there's one upheaval that's had the biggest global impact over the past two decades, it's the technology revolution. Driven by more efficient, smaller and cheaper microchips, technology has wowed ...

Metallium’s goal of establishing a US critical minerals supply chain has passed a commercial milestone with the execution of ...

If there's one upheaval that's had the biggest global impact over the past two decades, it's the technology revolution. Driven by more efficient, smaller and cheaper microchips, technology has wowed ...

Chennai is the top e-waste producer in Tamil Nadu, and an informal industry comprising ragpickers, as well as small and large-scale scrap dealers hand.

GeM's forward auction module conducted over 13,000 auctions, onboarded more than 23,000 registered bidders, and enabled ...

When he was just 18 years old, Emmanuel Akatire traveled about 500 miles from his home in Zorko, Ghana, to Accra, the nation’s capital, to find the only work he could — sifting through vast piles of ...

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized electronic waste worth around ₹23 crore and arrested the director of a Surat-based firm for allegedly importing it under the guise of aluminium ...

ENGLAND (CBS News) – An unusual sculpture of world leaders has taken shape alongside the G7 summit in England. It’s called “Mount Recyclemore.” Unlike Mount Rushmore, “Mount Recyclemore” is made from ...