“Electronic recycling is a problem that Montana will deal with much more in the coming years,” Elsaesser said. “Already, more than six tons of electronic waste is sent to the Billings landfill every ...

(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 ...

In a new report released this week, the United Nations said the amount of electronics waste worldwide is growing even as efforts to recycle it may be falling even further behind targets. The Global ...

Every year, the world throws away about 62 million metric tons of electronic waste. Despite the valuable metals in electronics, we recycle less than a quarter of what we produce. At the end of the day ...

A “towering” elk sculpture made from electrical items has been unveiled for this year’s St Patrick’s Festival in Dublin. The sculpture, standing 4m tall and featuring 3.5m antlers, has been ...

TITLE: Government Leaders Meet to Tackle E-Waste Challenges CONTENT: Two important government leaders, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal and Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy, recently met with ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 20 (UPI) --Growing demand for technology in Latin America has made the region a major importer of electronic devices, but it still lacks clear regulations for managing the ...

From left: Maureen Adongo, George Pflomm, Hanna Dittmeyer, and Bronwyne Andabwa of AHK Services Eastern Africa Ltd at the launch of the baseline study on the Waste from Electrical and Electronic ...