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E-waste Both Affliction and Opportunity
2021-04-21 13:49:00| Waste Age
E-waste is, and for decades has been, the fastest growing waste stream, and with the glut, the opportunity to recycle is massive, says John Shegerian, co-founder and executive director of ERI. The company has been at the front of the pact, having ra
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The EU's Cure for the E-Waste Epidemic
2021-03-15 12:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Globally, we throw out 50 million tons of electronics waste every year, which is the equivalent of 1,000 laptops every second. This month the EU addressed this problem with a comprehensive "right to repair" law to dramatically reduce this waste. Let's explore electrical hardware sustainability issues this week, and look at a laptop that seems to anticipate these new e-waste regulations.
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France Seeks to Reduce E-waste and Boost Culture of Repair
2021-02-10 07:00:00| Waste Age
E-waste is a growing problem around the world, with volumes expected to reach 52 million tons by the end of 2021. But, surveys have found that nearly two-thirds of Europeans would rather repair their products than buy new ones. To that end, F
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Tech Companies Need to Do More to Solve eWaste
2021-01-07 07:00:00| Waste Age
Approximately 6.9 million metric tons of e-waste was produced in the U.S. in 2019. (Global E-Waste Monitor) But only about 15 percent was collected for recycling and some of the minerals and metals that are thrown away are toxic. Much of the technol
Cutting Hidden E-Waste from Digital Transformation Takes Knowledge and Time
2020-11-24 13:53:00| Waste Age
In April 2018, the music video for 'Despacito reached five billion views on YouTube. The amount of energy spent viewing it was the equivalent of what 40,000 U.S. homes consume in a year. Despite efforts to digitize and create less physical waste, e-
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