Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The World Economic Forum recently reported that global electronic waste (e-waste) generation has exceeded 65 million tons annually.

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of electronic products aren’t ...

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 account ...

In 2022, Mercy Corps, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and supported by Innovation Norway, launched a groundbreaking pilot project focused on addressing the ...

Addressing the Growing E-Waste Challenge The issue of electronic waste (e-waste) is escalating in India, prompting significant advancements under the government's 'Make in India' initiative. The ...

Bangladesh is becoming a major destination for global e-waste due to rising imports and weak regulation of imported electronic products. In addition, illegal imports and misdeclared shipments have ...

On average, every person worldwide generates about 8 kilograms of electronic waste annually, with significant regional variations. Europe leads in e-waste generation with approximately 17 kilograms ...

The phone or computer you’re reading this on may not be long for this world. Maybe you’ll drop it in water, or your dog will make a chew toy of it, or it’ll reach obsolescence. If you can’t repair it ...

The proliferation of e-waste, or electronic waste, has become a pressing global issue with significant environmental and health implications. E-waste refers to discarded products with a battery or ...

Just past the visitor’s center is a mountain of garbage. Refrigerators, desk chairs and shopping carts, stacked in a hulking heap. Around the corner, past the “tipping floor”where compactors shovel ...