the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic waste problem. A technician works at Wefix, a startup business founded by Sabri Cheriha,a Tunisian engineer ...

But Shahram Mokhtari, a technician from repair company iFixit ... "Cool glasses, but ultimately nothing more than vanity-fueled e-waste." When asked how it would ensure future products can ...

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 ...

Some technicians in the Ashanti Region have been trained on how to properly dispose of electronic waste to keep the environment clean. It is part of efforts to reduce and effectively manage ...

Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total. Generative AI could ...

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 ...

This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says. Its estimate, based on global trade data, highlights the ...

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions ...

E-waste' is defined as discarded devices with a plug or battery, including mobile phones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers and solar panels [File: Ben Curtis ...

Currently, just 12% of the nation’s computers are recycled, and Australia is the fourth-highest generator of e-waste per capita. This a significant environmental risk, because poorly managed e ...