Value of metals embedded in e-waste in 2022. 0.034: Grams of gold and silver each harbored inside iPhone circuit boards. 80%: Roughly the amount of all stable elements on the periodic table used to ...

Globally, more than 62 million tons of e-waste are produced each year, yet only about 20% is properly collected and recycled, according to the 2024 Global E-Waste Monitor. That means billions of ...

The world is undergoing rapid electronification and digital transformation, reshaping how we live. Many of us have numerous ...

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In a new report released this week, the United Nations said the amount of electronics waste worldwide is growing even as efforts to recycle it may be falling even further behind targets. The Global ...

The Association for State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a position paper titled: DATA QUALITY ISSUES WITHIN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE e-MANIFEST SYSTEM (“Position ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly getting better at mimicking its human creators. Generative AI can now convincingly hold conversations, produce art, make movies, and even teach itself how to ...

The Electronic Industries Alliance has made the first recycling plan to be approved by both TV and IT hardware manufacturers and hopes for a federal recycling law The EIA (Electronic Industries ...