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

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‘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, ...

Sponsor Message For years, a site called Agbogbloshie in Accra was one of the largest e-waste processing sites in Africa, getting 15,000 tons of discarded phones, computers and other used ...

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 ...

But in the process, these and other companies may also be adding to a growing problem: electronic waste. The limited lifespan of many tech gadgets combined with few options to fix older devices ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 : ...

THE National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has announced that effective January 1, 2025, people wishing to export waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) will be subjected to ...

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 ...