It is an undeniable fact that electronic appliances and devices have become an integral part of modern life. Computers specifically have become indispensable tools for conducting business worldwide, ...

Components such as steel, aluminum, copper, gold, silver, plastics and even glass, can be recovered and reused ...

Electronic waste (e-waste) refers to discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, and other consumer or industrial electronics that are no longer functional or needed. These ...

IIT Madras has developed an indigenous pilot plant to recover metals from electronic waste. The zero-discharge system offers ...

But a lack of information on regional waste-generation rates and on the range of discarded products has impeded the formulation of e-waste policy and business planning for recycling. Other challenges ...

Waste disposal is a major global challenge, exacerbated by urbanization, industrialization, and population growth. Electronic waste is among the most rapidly increasing and hazardous waste streams, ...

IIT Madras researchers have developed an indigenous pilot plant in Tiruchirappalli capable of processing 100 tonnes of ...

America tosses out tons of old electronics every year from cell phones, laptops, TVs, and even coffeemakers. Basically, anything that can be plugged in or has a battery can be considered electronic ...

John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation's leading material resource recovery, ITAD and tech reuse and recycling company, was featured as an expert keynote speaker on the subject of the cir ...