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India plans repairability index for mobile, electronics to tackle e-waste
The Consumer Affairs Ministry is spearheading the initiative, which will provide a score on key par…
PTI
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India's electronics manufacturing projected to double in next five years: ICICI Direct
The first quarter earnings season in the Indian stock market is almost over, with most major listed…
ANI
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Phones to chips, electronics sector buoyed by strong tailwinds
The last 9-10 years have seen tremendous growth across four major consumer electronics segments -- …
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Schools are beginning to throw out expired Chromebooks, creating 'piles of electronic waste,' report says
The US PIRG Education Fund found Chromebooks sold around the world in the first year of the pandemi…
Britney Nguyen
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Artist recycles e-waste from banks into 10-ft-tall statue
Over 250 desktops and 200 motherboards, cables, 15,000 rivets and more than 9,000 screws -- no, thi…
PTI
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The US Army has its eyes on the Arctic and is readying soldiers for the cold, unforgiving wastes that could be their next battlefield
With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing its soldiers t…
Chris Panella
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Apple will be forced to sell an iPhone with a USB-C charging port in the EU 'by autumn 2024' — unless it ditches the charging port altogether
Apple could technically sidestep the new USB-C charging requirement in the EU by introducing an iPh…
Britney Nguyen
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How 6 million pounds of electronic waste gets recycled each month
Only 17% of electronic waste gets recycled. E-recycler Sims Lifecycle Services is saving devices ma…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,…
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We’re drowning in electronic waste because we buy new devices too soon and don't recycle old stuff fast enough
Discarded electronics are the world's fastest-growing category of domestic waste and most devices a…
Tim Paradis
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A single bitcoin transaction creates as much waste as throwing out two iPhones, economists find
Bitcoin doesn't just use huge amounts of energy, the mining process also creates vast quantities of…
Harry Robertson
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How gold is mined from electronic waste using microbes
A New Zealand startup has found a way to extract gold from old circuit boards using inexpensive che…
Elizabeth McCauley,Emily Harg…
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How gold is mined from electronic waste using microbes
A New Zealand startup has found a way to extract gold from old circuit boards using inexpensive che…
Elizabeth McCauley,Emily Harg…
How gold is mined from electronic waste using microbes
Electronics are chock-full of gold, but getting it out is so difficult that most of it goes to wast…
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I'm trying to have a less wasteful holiday season. I've asked for no new gifts, and I'm decorating with natural things.
To be less wasteful, she's asked friends and family to not gift her kids anything new this holiday.…
Kim Dinan
How 6 million pounds of electronic waste gets recycled each month
Only 17% of electronic waste is recycled. That's because devices aren't designed to be recycled. Th…
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How the circular economy could solve the smartphone-waste problem — and curb the manufacturing industry's carbon footprint, too
Manufacturing is the third-largest contributor to US greenhouse-gas emissions, accounting for 25% o…
Freya Graham
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Russian attempts to waste Ukraine's advanced air-defense missiles with cheap drones are failing, UK intel says
Russia fired over 300 Shahed drones at Ukraine in May, aimed at using up its advanced air defenses,…
Sinéad Baker
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The renewed 'Made in America' wave is going to make stuff like clothing and electronics more expensive
Your iPhone could get more expensive, as Apple — like many companies — plans to shift some of its s…
Jacob Zinkula
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Good time to replace your gadgets, electronics — discounts are coming
Heightened inflation, supply chain disruptions since lockdown, which led to shortage of semicond…
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Dump and donate: Month long e-waste collection drive across 120 cities launched
A month-long campaign for the collection of e-waste from 120 cities across the country was launched…