Charleston, S.C. —Electronic waste, or e-waste, comprises just two percent of all waste collected in the United States, but amounts to 70 percent of the toxic waste in our landfills.

PFAS contamination from e-waste is a slow-moving crisis that is invisible, persistent, and far-reaching. But with awareness ...

E-waste: Redundant technology can be harmful The director of E-Waste Limpopo, Cirienne Janse van Rensburg explains what e-waste is and the dangers surrounding it this International E-Waste Day.

The improper disposal of e-waste causes harmful effects on the environment and human health. When electronic devices are improperly disposed of in landfills or incinerated, toxic substances such ...

E-waste has been on the rise for half a decade now. According to the report, there has been a 21 percent increase in discarded technology and gadgets since 2014.

Yes, it's bad for the environment when your old cellphones, laptops, TVs and other discarded electronics give off dangerous pollutants as they're recycled. But a new study links e-waste to harmful ...

E-waste includes a mixture of many chemicals that cause known adverse health effects alone: lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).

According to him, the indiscriminate disposal of e-waste into the environment has been causing very harmful effects on the lives of innocent Ghanaians, which should be a matter of concern to everyone.

Redemtech’s refusal to export toxic e-waste “is vastly different than many other companies,” added Ted Smith, chairman of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which hosted the press ...

Chen and his colleagues recently conducted a review to thoroughly identify toxicants found in e-waste and their potential harmful effects to brain development. The study benchmarks current knowledge ...