Electronic Waste

China's recyclable e-waste to double in value to $24 billion by 2030: Greenpeace

Rising levels of consumption may drive the economic value of recyclable metals up by 2030.

Kerala, After The Flood: Piling waste raises risks to health, environment; management by local bodies is need of hour

Kerala already faces health hazards caused directly by the flood, but the situation will worsen if the wastes lie piled up for too long without management.

Good guy Xiaomi will pay you to let it recycle all your e-waste; you just need to fill a form

Xiaomi India has launched an initiative to take back and recycle old, unused electronics products in the country.

Dell Takes Strong Stance Against Exporting e-Waste

Dell aims to help prevent the unauthorised dumping of electronic waste in developing countries by requiring that equipment be tested and certified as 'working' prior to export.

e-Waste Growing At 10 Percent Annually In India: Study

The study found that e-waste is growing at a rate of 10 percent annually in India and is likely to touch 434,000 metric tonnes this year.

Researchers develop simpler method of mining gold from electronic waste

A simple chemical method could help salvage some of the estimated 300 tonnes of gold used in electronics each year, a study shows.

Japan wants to make medals from electronic waste for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics want to source the metal needed for the medals given out to sportsmen from electronic waste.

E-waste in India: Mumbai leads, followed by Delhi and Bangalore

India generates 2.7 million tonnes of E-Waste annually. Of this, over 60 percent is generated by 65 cities. A whopping 70 percent of the total Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) come from ten states.

Emerging nations overtake West in dumping electronic trash

China and other emerging economies have overtaken Western nations in dumping old electronic goods...

Don't recycle; these gadgets dissolve inside you

As consumers we want our electronic gadgets to be durable. But as patients, we might want them to dissolve - inside our bodies....