Chemicals from household electronics are accumulating in the brains of dolphins and porpoises in the Indo-Pacific, according to a new study that calls for urgent regulation to cut e-waste pollution.

Report finds millions of tons of U.S. e-waste sent to Asia. Shipments often mislabeled to evade detection under global rules. Exports linked to 10 U.S. recycling companies, watchdog says. Hazardous ...

A new study reveals that children in e-waste regions face a fourfold higher risk of hypertension, as toxic metals and VOCs alter gut-related metabolic pathways and disturb the body’s blood pressure ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous ...

Celebrate Earth Day by sticking with your old phone.

In 2010, an estimated 7 million used and scrap computers were exported from the U.S., says Eric Williams, associate professor in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of ...

E-waste is an alarming sitaution across the globe posing risk to health and planet. As we gear up to observe Earth Day 2026, ...

Brick kilns, dyeing and metal processing units, unauthorised industrial clusters running on dirty fuels, rampant burning of ...

Loni, near Delhi, infamous in mythology for Lakshmana cutting off Shoorpankha's nose, is now the world's most polluted city, with PM2.5 levels 22 times over WHO's safe limit. Residents suffer from ...

Thailand discovered 284 tonnes of electronic waste illegally sent by the United States in 12 containers and is preparing to return it to the country of origin. More containers are being inspected, and ...

World Earth Day 2026, Reduce E Waste: The UN defines e-waste as any discarded products with a battery or plug, and features ...