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Warning of an explosion of electronic waste created by AI
New research suggests that the amount of electronic waste generated by artificial intelligence (AI) could increase 2,000-fold by 2030, reaching 5 million tonnes.
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Did you know: recycling electronic waste can benefit more than ... gold digging
Collect metal from discarded electronic devices - also known as
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The world emits over 40 million tons of electronic waste in 2014
A United Nations report published on April 19 shows that electrical and electronic waste rose to record highs in 2014.
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The United Nations warns of the harmful effects of e-waste
The United Nations predicts that the annual global volume of e-waste will increase by 33% by 2017.
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More than 200 million people are at risk of environmental toxicity
On November 4, environmental organizations warned hundreds of millions of people around the world are at risk of contamination due to environmental pollution.
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Electric waste like global time bomb
Electronic waste can cause chemicals and heavy metals to leak into the air, soil, water and food, likened to a time bomb for the life of the earth.
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Pour electronic waste into poor countries
New America Media reported that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not seem to do anything about the US situation of e-waste dumping into third world count…
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Electronic waste nightmare
Last September, Hong Kong customs was informed by environmentalists of Basel Action Network (USA) about two containers of goods imported from the United States. When ope…
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'Graveyard' Western electronic waste in Africa
Although only the amount of e-waste emitted is much lower than other countries in the world, Africa becomes
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New technology prevents old devices from becoming toxic
According to research by the United Nations University (Japan), every year the world emits 50 million tons of electronic waste and only 15% of these are processed.
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Japan turns 'electronic waste' into medals for the 2020 Olympics
According to the plan, the Organization Board of the Olympic Games will collect 8 tons of metal throughout the country, to build 5,000 medals for two Olympic and Paralym…
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Extremely fast gold emulsion from electronic waste
Canadian scientists successfully devise a solvent that helps to extract gold from electronic waste faster, safer and cheaper.
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Phone is water soluble
Tablet PCs, mobile phones, music players, laptops are rolling out at breakneck speed. This situation means that e-waste will also increase rapidly.