As digital consumption grows and e-waste mounts, burden of managing that waste falls on workers with little protection.

When he was just 18 years old, Emmanuel Akatire traveled about 500 miles from his home in Zorko, Ghana, to Accra, the nation’s capital, to find the only work he could — sifting through vast piles of ...

A University of Michigan study has found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the ...

The phone or computer you’re reading this on may not be long for this world. Maybe you’ll drop it in water, or your dog will make a chew toy of it, or it’ll reach obsolescence. If you can’t repair it ...

Electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing public health threat, especially in countries where informal recycling exposes vulnerable communities to toxic substances. Tackling this crisis demands not only ...

Agbogbloshie, in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, is a sprawling, open-air scrapyard located next to a lagoon and a growing informal settlement. Roughly 6,000 people dismantle, recycle and burn old and ...

The proliferation of e-waste, or electronic waste, has become a pressing global issue with significant environmental and health implications. E-waste refers to discarded products with a battery or ...

The depletion of natural resources has created an urgent need to identify alternative, sustainable materials for construction. Simultaneously, the rapid global accumulation and improper disposal of ...

In Bangladesh, poor oversight of unlawful cross-border trade in hazardous electronic waste continues, turning the country ...