The microwaves rapidly heat the carbon in the e-waste—causing the carbon to react with the tiny specks of critical materials.

‘At the moment, electronic waste is the fastest stream of waste growing globally ... Pei-Ru held various titles at Wallpaper* between 2007 and 2023. She reports on design, tech, art, architecture, ...

The necessary criteria when benchmarking the sustainability of electronic ... state-of-the-art products. Ultimately, the tool is useful for internal product development and eco‐design, and ...

She has been learning about turning e-waste into art as an artist-in-residence at the University of Edinburgh’s chemistry lab. Using a method called hydrometallurgy, the team are using water ...

You can bring your old e-waste to "Because Science" and they'll turn it into art. For a full list of what's accepted just click here. You can visit "Because Science" daily from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. at ...

The value of raw materials in global e-waste was approximately $57 billion in 2019. The annual generation of e-waste is tens of millions of tons, and it's increasing by 3% to 5% each year. Only about ...

A United Nations report released Wednesday states the amount of electronic waste is rising substantially faster than those items are being recycled, so much so that right now, that waste could ...

Greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere from electronic devices and their associated electronic waste increased by ... a legal framework to support eco-design and source reduction, repair ...

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Design Village launched the 'From Waste to Wonder' exhibition, focusing on circularity in art and sustainability. The Embassy of the Kingdom ...

For years, a site called Agbogbloshie in Accra was the world’s largest e-waste dump, getting 250,000 tons of discarded phones, computers and other used electronics each year. Many Western media ...

Recycling e-waste into gold-loaded covalent organic framework catalysts for terminal alkyne carboxylation. Nature Communications , 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55156-3 Cite This Page : ...