In 2022, e-waste reached 62-million tonnes – an 82% increase compared to recorded volumes in 2010, based on the latest verified data. Yet, only 22% of this waste was recycled through formal ...

Responsible e-waste recycling offers a plethora of environmental advantages. Firstly, it prevents the release of hazardous substances into landfills, where toxins can leach into the soil and ...

And as e-waste grows, its recycling rate is expected to drop: the report expects global e-waste collection and recycling to drop to 20% by 2030. Recycling sorting Germany [Photo: R. Kuehr/UNITAR] ...

E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste stream on the planet. The world threw away a record 62 million metric tons of electronics in 2022, representing a staggering 82% increase since 2010.

Old, unused electronics can now be dropped off at Klang Valley, Johor and Penang outlets of two tech retailers in a new ...

If nothing changes, just 20% of e-waste produced in 2030 will be recycled and would cost a net $40 billion. If nations just pursued voluntary collection and recycling schemes, which the report calls ...

In 2021, Wagoner said, the state discarded 41.5 million tons of waste in landfills — a result, in part, of the pandemic, as we hunkered down in our homes and used single-use packaging in our ...

In 2016, a total of 580,257 tonnes of e-waste was collected from households in the UK. By 2022 that overall amount hit 467,517 tonnes, an almost 20% reduction.

Arizona Complete Electronic Recycling will also have a e-waste collection event on Saturday, April 22 at 4700 S. Mill Ave, Tempe, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Clara Migoya covers environment issues for ...