"the externalized costs for human health and the environment" can reach up to $78 billion every year. This is often a result of improper disposal of e-waste, and it especially impacts people living in ...

The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services is taking a major step toward responsible recycling ...

Mercy Health also collected nearly 8 pounds of e-cigarettes from one local high school to dispose of safely and plans to ...

Historically, a large portion of e-waste has been exported, often to developing nations lacking the infrastructure to handle ...

Most of the e-waste went to landfills or incineration, with potential negative consequences for the environment and human health ... However, he adds, the impact of the waterproof coating on ...

On Earth Day, we celebrate many green tech initiatives, but it's still the fact that the most eco-friendly product, the one ...

This Earth Day, the Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) is teaming up with industry leaders to launch VapeCycle, a groundbreaking nationwide recycling program designed to address the environmental ...

E-waste is one of the fastest-growing environmental threats, with toxic substances like lead and mercury that can seep into the soil and water. Those can impact both wildlife and human health if ...

He concluded by stressing that the impact of e-waste depends entirely on how it is handled. Improper management not only causes environmental and health hazards but also leads to significant ...

The E-waste Fund set up by the government to receive the advanced recycling levies (Eco Levy) on imported electrical and ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -South Korea's LG and Samsung have sued India's government to quash a policy which increases payouts to electronic-waste recyclers, court filings show, joining other major ...