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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 ...

In 2022, Mercy Corps, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and supported by Innovation Norway, launched a groundbreaking pilot project focused on addressing the ...

The expanded TPB + E + H framework has greater explanatory power to understand waste separation behavior, and can be flexibly applied in a variety of geographic and cultural contexts. Household waste ...

The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, researchers have advised. The robotics industry should be ...

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 ...

When CyberCrunch CEO Joe Connors joined the company in 2012, the e-waste industry as we know it didn’t exist. Back then, Connors was an accountant. Several of his clients ran scrap companies. One of ...

The topic of e-waste has come under the spotlight with the arrival of Circular Electronics Day, aiming to shine a light on the continued levels of IT equipment that is dumped in landfill. The calendar ...

E-waste is a growing crisis, expected to hit 82 million metric tons by 2030. Cross-border collaboration and robust policies are crucial for effective global e-waste management. Entrepreneurs can lead ...