A 2024 trip to Ghana by RIT faculty is shaping a new United Nations environmental report challenging e-waste assumptions.

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, ...

Ghana, Accra, Zongo Lane, Spring 2023. Zongo Lane is like an Alibaba cavern. Hundreds of small shops for all types of electronics components, modules, and general parts populate the narrow streets of ...

E‑waste in the United States may soon be more than a growing environmental problem.

The digital age has brought unprecedented convenience, but it also comes with a growing environmental cost: electronic waste. Global e-waste reached 62 million tons in 2022 and is projected to hit ...

Discarded electronic waste containing earth minerals is overtaking landfills globally at an alarming rate as much of the tech industry and enterprises kick the disposal problem to the curb. Meanwhile, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – For this month’s Aina Aware segment, ENV Recycling Branch Chief Henry Gabriel breaks down how you can safely dispose of your old electronics or anything with a battery in it.

HONOLULU (KHON2) – How many things do you have lying around the house that you can recycle rather than just throw away? Do you know how damaging it is to throw away something like a computer or a TV ...