BERLIN – The mountain of refrigerators, cellphones, TV sets and other electrical waste disposed of annually worldwide is forecast to grow by a third by 2017, according to a U.N. study released Sunday.

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An independent public body which advised government on the implementation of regulations surrounding the disposal of electronic waste has been axed, the government announced on Monday. The WEEE ...

Electrical and Electronic waste, commonly known as Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), is a mounting environmental concern, both in Malta and worldwide. WEEE encompasses all devices ...

E-waste is trafficked as reusable goods into several poorer countries then either burnt or dumped after valuable metals have been extracted You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie ...

People in developing countries who make a living scavenging the dumps of electronic equipment thrown away by the first world face daily hazards most of us never consider as we gaily order our new ...

Is your house cluttered with old, unused electrical appliances? A U.K. campaign is showing people why that's important, and what they can do about it. How many old electronic items do you have lying ...

A revised waste directive is about to be transposed into local law. The main objective is to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that piles up in landfills. Safe ...