Today’s consumer electronics are lightweight, sophisticated, powerful –– and are contaminating the environment. The United Nations’s Global E-waste Monitor 2024 report estimates that some 62 million ...
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further. The agencies were referring to “e-waste,” which is ...
Corporate responsibility today goes far beyond profit margins and shareholder value. Enterprises are increasingly embracing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives to create ...
The electronics industry continues to make progress in why circularity matters, with promising examples from modular product designs to successful recycling pilot programs. But transforming the ...
All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report released ...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Consumer electronics have revolutionized the world in multiple ways. They enable better communication across the globe, can enhance our ...
All electronic and electrical devices used in the digital age that are broken, outdated, or have been discontinued are ...
While he worked on that, a Waste to Race competition was launched that challenged children and young adults to design their own scaled-down e-waste model. After 12 months of intensive activity, the ...