With rising digital penetration, a growing middle class, and the constant upgrading of devices, the country produces thousands of tonnes of e-waste annually. Each year, the world generates over 50 ...

As Africa confronts an escalating waste management crisis, emerging technologies offer promising solutions to a problem that threatens both environmental and public health. According to World Bank ...

The Precious Metals E-Waste Recovery market offers promising opportunities driven by rising e-waste volumes, eco-friendly ...

E-waste, which refers to discarded electrical or electronic devices, is the fastest growing domestic waste stream in the world, and it is highly toxic, threatening public health. Much of this e-waste, ...

When he was just 18 years old, Emmanuel Akatire traveled about 500 miles from his home in Zorko, Ghana, to Accra, the nation’s capital, to find the only work he could — sifting through vast piles of ...

U.N. agencies have warned about the escalating accumulation of electronic waste globally, coupled with declining recycling rates. This waste, known as "e-waste," encompasses discarded devices with ...

We think a lot about where products come from when we buy them, less so about where they go when we're finished. When we throw things away, this is "away": mountains of garbage across acres of land, ...

Electronic waste (e-waste) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing waste streams worldwide, posing severe environmental and health risks. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, Dr ...

In Cameroon’s coastal city of Douala, the area known as Ancien Troisième has become the epicentre of the electronics trade. This district of the country’s economic capital is home to dozens of ...