UNCTAD’s latest policy brief highlights the environmental challenges of e-commerce, from packaging waste to last-mile ...

The problem of electronic waste has been growing in the recent years, and with constant upgrades in technology it is going to ...

A new UN report finds that more and more electronic waste, or e-waste, is being produced worldwide—recycling efforts are not ...

Refurbished batteries readily fit into wider framework of circular economy -- a model developed to promote resource ...

Swiss researchers from ETH Zurich developed a process to extract gold from electronic waste using whey proteins from cheese ...

The problem is difficult to overstate. The European Union alone generated approximately five million tons of electronic waste ...

Dr. Helen McGloin. Many organizations currently store robotic e-waste without repurposing or recycling it, a practice the researchers call “hibernation.” This highlights the need for proactive ...

Researchers have found a sustainable way to recover gold from discarded electronics using a technique that you may struggle to believe.

Carlo Tapia, a student intern researcher with the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, at a ...

Rare earth elements are vital to developing critical infrastructure that supports global industries. InMotion's investment in Cyclic Materials brings Series B to $55M.

The challenge is compounded by South Africa’s landfill crisis—many landfills across the country are expected to run out of space within the next six years if recycling efforts do not accelerate. Image ...

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...