E-waste linked to adverse health effects. Consumer Reports News: June 01, 2011 02:33 PM. Taking apart and discarding cell phones, computers, televisions, and other electronic devices can expose ...

In 2022, e-waste reached a record 62 million tonnes – an 82% increase since 2010 – and accounted for 70% of total global waste. However, less than 20% is formally recycled.

'E-waste pollution' a threat to human health, new research suggests Date: May 31, 2011 Source: Institute of Physics Summary: In addition to its damaging effect on the environment and its illegal ...

Uncontrolled e-waste treatment produces carcinogenic effects, study confirms. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 6, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 08 / 140818094840.htm ...

Globally, the researchers estimate that fewer sales of these heavier electronic devices will reduce future e-waste production by 5.4 million tons, or 6.4 percent, compared with a world in which ...

E-waste is a global problem, but as individuals, there are some steps we can take to avoid contributing to the issue as much as possible. One of the most effective ways to cut back on the e-waste ...

This waste, known as "e-waste," encompasses discarded devices with batteries or plugs, such as cellphones, TVs and laptops. In 2022, approximately 62 million tons of e-waste were generated ...

For years, a site called Agbogbloshie in Accra was one of the largest e-waste processing sites in Africa, getting 15,000 tons of discarded phones, computers and other used electronics each year.

Our research is looking into the extent of environmental pollution and human health effects from electronic waste,” Aich says. “We are particularly interested in understanding the effects on e-waste ...

Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total.