Millions of cheap gadgets are fueling a surge in dumped electronic waste, reveals new research. The growth of “Fast Tech” — ...

E-waste is a growing problem, and a major contributor to its growth is the relentless onslaught of software updates pushed by software makers.

Technology has become an essential part of everyday life. We rely on smartphones to communicate, laptops to work, tablets to entertain us, and countless other electronic devices to make daily tasks ...

With annual Black Friday and holiday shopping sprees approaching, International E-Waste Day 2026 shines a spotlight on the ...

According to the U.N., e-waste is the world's fastest-growing trash stream, and, as is common with a lot of rubbish, the developed world is exporting its problems. The flow of electronic waste from ...

(CNN) — As the world’s appetite for computers, smartphones and other electronic devices grows ever bigger, the other side of the coin — e-waste — is raising alarms. According to a UN report released ...

As International E-Waste Day is marked on 14 October, the City of Cape Town is encouraging residents to clear out their drawers, cupboards and storage spaces of unwanted electronic devices and ensure ...

New Zealand generates an estimated 99,000 tonnes of e-waste each year; only around 2% enters formal, trackable recycling ...

More than three quarters (77 percent) of IT decision makers say that their organization has a fixed time frame for replacing hardware. 14 percent replace every year, 30 percent every two years and 33 ...

Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's ...