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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Etisalat Lanka signs MoU with Central Environmental Authority
Etisalat Lanka together with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and several other Electronic and Information Technology organizations recently joined hands by signing a Memorandum of Understanding
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Towards an e-waste free Sri Lanka
There is a significant increase in electronic waste (e-waste) in Sri Lanka during the past one and half decades due to the increase of the use of hi-tech products, Environment and Renewable Energy Minister
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Sri Lanka's National Electronic Waste Management Week begins tomorrow
Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority (CEA), as the regulatory arm for the environmental management in the country has declared the week beginning from tomorrow as a National Electronic Waste Management
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Solid waste smuggling sees threefold rise
Chinese Customs intercepted 221 instances of smuggling involving solid waste last year, a threefold increase from 2012, a senior anti-smuggling official from the General Administration of Customs said.
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Everything is Yiable, be it ‘show the ink’ or E-Waste centres
Confederation of Indian Industry’s Young Indians group, popularly known as Yi, has been gaining momentum in Tricity. With a national presence that includes 32 chapters, about 1,600 members and 8,300
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TV recycling a hazard for city
Lead Content In CRT Sets Putting Waste Handlers At Risk As LCDs and LEDs are fast replacing the old-fashioned cathode ray tube monitors, the capital is faced with a huge health risk. Both the informal
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खतरनाक ई-वेस्ट का डंपिंग ग्राउंड बनी दिल्ली
पश्चिमी देश जहरीला इलेक्ट्रॉनिक कचरा हिन्दुस्तान में डंप कर रहे हैं। टीवी और कंप्यूटर मॉनिटर्स से निकलने वाली कैथोर रे ट्यूब (सीआरटी) बड़ी मात्रा में इंडिया में खपाई जा रही है। अमेरिका, ब्रिटेन, जर्मनी,
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Govt to set up 11 more centres to recycle e-waste
In order to deal with the increasing risk of health hazards posed by electronic waste (e-waste) generated everyday in the city, the Delhi government has decided to set up 11 new centres for the disposal
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Kochi lacks effective ways to dispose e-waste
KOCHI: Rajeswari Venkiteswaran, a 63-year-old homemaker from Palarivattom, is shifting her house and is busy packing her belongings. But, she is confused about how to dispose her broken keyboards, mouse,
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U.S. Federal Government Amps Up E-Waste Reuse and Recycling
The U.S. federal government is the nation's largest consumer and disposer of electronics. Considering the number of federal employees—about 2.7 million at last count, not including the military or courts—U.S.