First-of-its-kind full-infrastructure analysis by Basel Action Network projects 395 to 617 million tonnes of AI-driven electronic equipment could be retired between 2025 and 2050. If packed into shipping containers and placed end to end, they would circle the Earth about six times.
Read MoreToday, the Basel Action Network (BAN), released a new investigative report, “Brokers of Shame: The New Tsunami of American e-Waste Exports to Asia”, documenting how a group of large U.S brokers appear to be facilitating what BAN estimates to be a billion-dollar trade in exporting electronic waste to developing countries.
Read MoreFMT takes a closer look into e-waste, why some are concerned, and what others see as potential benefits.
Read MoreMalaysia has seized 106 containers of dangerous electronic waste over the last three months and busted an illegal waste import syndicate after a tip-off from a watchdog group, a minister said
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