A video from southeastern China has gone viral on social media. It shows a man taking gold out of old SIM cards and other electronic waste. The video has been viewed millions of times and has caught a ...

Cartoon Network has published a new survey about children’s understanding of electronic waste (e-waste), finding that the majority of kids aged 6 to 11 have heard of it but few know what it means. 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 ...

In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...

Just past the visitor’s center is a mountain of garbage. Refrigerators, desk chairs and shopping carts, stacked in a hulking heap. Around the corner, past the “tipping floor”where compactors shovel ...