The global e-waste monitor 2024
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
Electronic Waste
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Calcutta sits on ticking e-waste bomb
Calcutta tops the chart in generating e-waste after Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore and Chennai. An ill-equipped disposal system has ensured that a major chunk of the e-waste is crudely dismantled or burnt
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Government unveils £775,000 fund to boost electrical recycling
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a £775,000 fund to help local authorities improve the collection, re-use and recycling of electrical goods. Councils are being urged
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding E-waste management, India, 08/09/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Toxics Links Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/09/2015 regarding e-waste.</p> <p>According to the Counsel appearing
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PMC conducts E-waste awareness and collection drive in Pune
PUNE: Warje Karvenagar ward office, in association with Janwani and Cummins India limited, organized an e-waste collection drive on Saturday in municipal panel number 35. A special vehicle for collection
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Global Waste Management Outlook 2015
<p>Inadequate waste management has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem, with 7-10 billion tons of urban waste produced each year and 3 billion people worldwide lacking access to controlled waste disposal facilities reveals this new UNEP report. </p>
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Europe fails on electronics recycling goals
Only a third of Europe's electronic waste is properly recycled, with vast numbers of cellphones, computers and televisions illegally traded or dumped, a study led by the United Nations and INTERPOL said
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Texas teenager creates $20 water purifier to tackle toxic e-waste pollution
18-year-old Perry Alagappan feted at World Water Week for his groundbreaking graphene heavy-metal filter, which he will keep open-source Consumer electronics, including computers and mobiles, are leaving
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American student wins 2015 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Junior Water Prize on Tuesday night for inventing a filter through which toxic heavy metals from electronic waste can be removed from water. At the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm, Crown Princess Victoria
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UK charity turns inkjet printer e-waste into 3D printers for developing countries
UK charity Techfortrade is trying to make 3D printing affordable for developing countries by creating software that is able to take e-waste components and use them to build 3D printers. In fact, the charity
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£80m saved as Wales' recycling rates continue to rise
Latest figures show that Wales' recycling and composting rate for the past year has reached 56% - a 2% climb from 2013. Over the span of 12 years, Wales has reduced the amount of resources it was sending