Rappler's latest stories on e-waste
E-waste levels surge 20% in 5 years – U.N.
According to the report, Asia generated the greatest volume of e-waste in 2019, with 24.9 million tonnes
Cell phone 'Tower of Babel' highlights China e-waste problem
The phones are rigged to a metal frame and synchronized so their screens will flash in various colors
Tech today: FB ad transparency measures, e-waste Olympic medals, FaceTime reward
Facebook will soon be rolling out a feature that shows how a brand got a hold of your contact information and if it shared it with another brand
Turning garbage into gold: Tokyo to award e-waste Olympic medals
Tokyo's Olympic organizing committee has stockpiled electronic waste from smartphones and laptops to collect metal for the medals
Secondhand smartphone market takes off but far from green
'There's a dirty side to our tech obsession: trainloads of e-waste trundling out of our cities and towards hellish waste dumps in Africa and Asia,' the EEB network of environmental groups say in a statement
Turning e-waste into art at Ghana's toxic dump
The United Nations has said that salvaging materials for recycling provides income for more than 64 million people in the developing world
E-waste rising dangerously in Asia – UN study
The report says in recent years Asia has rapidly emerged as a major source of electronic waste due to increasingly affluent consumers buying items such as phones tablets refrigerators personal computers and televisions
5 tips for a Christmas free of e-waste
Many gadgets contain toxic metals that can stream into our environment if not managed properly
Metal in your gadgets: Why you should be scared
Lead mercury cadmium and brominated flame retardants found inside laptops television sets and smart phones present health threats
10 ways to reduce your e-waste this Christmas
Your discarded smartphone can end up releasing toxic chemicals to water sources human communities and the environment
'200 million people at risk from toxic pollution'
A new top 10 list of the World s Worst Polluted Places is released based on more than 2 000 risk assessments in 49 countries
