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.

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.

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

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.

Environment Prison e-waste recycling exposed inmates to harmful materials by Amy Biegelsen October 21, 2010 Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal inmates have been processing computers, televisions and ...

He said: “Research shows that the world’s e-waste level reached 48.9 million tons during 2012 and is expected to increase 33 per cent by 2017.

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 ...

Earlier this year, 43 U.S. companies told GAO investigators, posing as buyers of CRTs from several Asian countries, that they would be willing to export broken CRT monitors in violation of the 60 ...

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 ...