E-Waste: Australia’s Hidden ESG Nightmare
Australia has an e-waste problem, and for all the conversations around climate change, energy use, plastics and other ESG matters, it's surprising that more isn't said about it.…
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Chromebooks are dying fast and creating unnecessary e-waste
You probably know that Chromebooks ship with a planned lifespan set by Google. A new report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group claims that Google’s practice, however, hurts both…
Saving the planet one device at a time: How S’pore startup myhalo fights the…
The thrill of having a new gadget is real — the sleek design, exciting features, and supersonic processing speed are enough to send any tech enthusiasts giddy with excitement.
But Tan…
Strong metaphorical messages can help tackle toxic e-waste
Consumers told that not recycling their batteries 'risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year' were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling…
The path for successful e-waste management in India – Times of India
Col AA Jafri (Retd), Acting Director General, MAITNot long ago, on the eve of Gandhi Jayantilast year, the Prime Minister had made a clarion call to eliminate the “mountains of garbage “ in…
Mangalore man receives stone and e-waste from Flipkart, after ordering a laptop-…
FP StaffOct 27, 2022 17:12:50 ISTA Flipkart customer from Mangalore who had purchased a gaming laptop during the platform’s annual Diwali sale received a stone and some e-waste instead of…
Post-pandemic E-waste crisis : Is India ready to face it? How ready are our laws
As the pandemic pushed the consumption of electronic goods even further in the work-from-home ecosystem in India, the volume of e-waste generated in the country is expected…
Researchers introduce new step in process for saving e-waste scraps
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Ramesh Bhave and team partnered with Momentum Technologies to develop a modular,…
Why these serial entrepreneurs chose to move to M’sia 3 yrs ago to tackle our e-waste
In 2016, Mohamed Tarek El-Fatary, also known as Mo, represented his startup at TEDxAmsterdam Innovation Competition. The startup, by the name of Masar Smart Energy, was focused on deploying…