Electronics recycling and reverse logistics company E-Waste Systems Inc. (EWSI), Los Altos, Calif., has signed what it calls a “teaming agreement” with Ghana-based Community Waste Ltd. It represents ...
According to a new report by <a href="https://www.electronicshub.org/visualizing-electronics-waste-worldwide/">Electronics Hub</a>, from 2019 to 2030, the rate of ...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — After nightfall, when trash covers the streets of the busy Kariakoo market here, compactor trucks rumble along followed by men in green uniforms and women wearing skirts and ...
South Africa is estimated to generate over 360 000 tonnes of e-waste annually. An electronic waste (e-waste) recycling pilot project has been introduced, to address the “growing crisis” of e-waste ...
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, ...
ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan study found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at ...
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), a provider of electronics recycling and information technology asset disposition (ITAD) services, has achieved Responsible Recycling (R2:2013) certification at its ...
As global e-trash accelerates, informal waste economies have sprung up in many places, creating serious health hazards and questioning the usefulness of the Basel convention on controlling ...