Content to: electronic waste

EWIK: Enabling Kenya’s Informal Settlements’ Participation In Sustainable E-Waste Management

E-waste start-up EWIK contains the country’s growing waste while offering vulnerable communities a chance to earn an income.

Electronic Waste: What Happens to Our Used Devices?

E-waste is filling landfills and releasing toxins that harm people and the environment alike. How can we correctly dispose of our devices?

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Puff, Toss, Recycle? Meet the People Solving the UK’s Disposable Vape Waste Problem

The rise of disposable vapes means that millions of finite resources are being dumped into the earth daily. RESET spoke to the people trying to change this.

A New Recycling Milestone? Trinasolar May Have the Solution for the Solar Cell Circular Economy

Chinese solar giant Trinasolar has produced the first 100 percent recycled photovoltaic module, reducing electronic waste from solar panels.

Berlin Rewards the Repair of Smartphones and Other Devices: How the New Repair Bonus Works

Since September 2024, Berlin's repair bonus has been helping consumers with the cost of repairs. It's high time it was introduced nationwide.

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A Use for Electronic Waste: Start-up “REEcover” Wants To Make Rare Earth Metals Recyclable

Less than one percent of rare earth metals are recovered from electronic waste recycling in Switzerland. The start-up "REEcover" has developed a process that makes the recovery of raw materials easier, more economical and more sustainable.

Donate Phones and Save Lives: “Wir Packen’s An” Collects Old Smartphones for Refugees

Instead of lying in a drawer, your old mobile phone could help people on escape routes. The "Wir packen's an" association reveals how this works.

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Edible Electronics: Reducing Electronic Waste With Digestible Robots and Nutritious Drones

Ever heard of edible electronics? Sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it could be a solution to reducing electronic waste, among other benefits.

Turning Electronic Waste Into Gold with Whey Protein

Electronic waste is not only resource intensive, but, recycling it is also inefficient. Could this common food byproduct improve the process, and is this really the best solution, after all?