Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world – there are things you can do to minimise your role in it.
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The vaping craze sweeping the globe is leaving a legacy of contaiminated e-waste in landfill while waste management authorities scramble to set up recycling schemes.
Employing children as waste pickers lowers costs but exposes them to hazards.
From tractors to smartphones, consumers may own their devices but the manufacturers still often hold the keys.
Tech companies still make it difficult to get gadgets repaired.
A striking feature of the report is the relatively brief treatment of ‘green’ technologies.
With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.
Rare-earth metals are currently mined or recovered via e-waste recycling — methods with drawbacks including high cost, environmental damage, and risks to human safety. This is where we come in.
Used electronics and electrical equipment, known as e-waste, can generate a significant amount of money if recycled.
Technical advances are reducing the volume of e-waste generated in the US as lighter, more compact products enter the market. But those goods can be harder to reuse and recycle.
Despite knowing how harmful it can be, companies and businesses (primarily those in Europe and the US) target countries in the Gulf of Guinea as a dump for their toxic waste.
Batteries power much of modern life, from electric and hybrid cars to computers, medical devices and cellphones. But unless they’re made easier and cheaper to recycle, a battery waste crisis looms.
Apple’s newest release comes without a wall charger and earpods. While the shift could reduce the company’s carbon footprint, users shifting to wireless charging will use more energy.
New Zealand’s potential to expand its domestic recycling sector is enormous. It could create jobs and divert millions of tonnes of waste from landfills, as long as there are clear, measurable targets.
Within the growing mountains of electronic waste, precious metals lie waiting to be recovered.
Demand for electric and electronic products is fuelling the meteoric rise in e-waste.
Electronic waste is accumulating and is a resource to be exploited. Microfluidic devices allow the development of recycling, including the recycling of rare earths – a precious resource.
Right to Repair laws make it easier for consumers, repairers and tinkerers to fix their broken goods. It’s an attractive alternative to the dangers of overflowing e-waste.
Consumerism reaches a frenzied peak as the holidays approach, but it’s not too late to put on the brakes.
The digital economy is taking off. So are the greenhouse gas emissions, electronic waste and pollution associated with it.
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Professor, Institute for Media and Creative Industries, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
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Full Professor of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Professor of Bio-innovation and Enterprise, Coventry University
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Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton
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Professor, Environment & Society, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Media Studies, Queens College, City University of New York
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Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Deakin University
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Professor of Sustainable Wastes Management, University of Northampton
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Senior Research Fellow, Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation, and Senior Lecturer, School of Private & Commercial Law, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Research Associate, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
