#e-waste News
India's push to formalise e-waste recycling has triggered lawsuits from big brands, which could reshape how critical minerals are recovered.
A planned 2026 law will make firms responsible for collecting and reusing mobile batteries and other small devices, aligning Tokyo’s recycling policy with global circular-economy efforts to cut emissions and secure critical minerals.
Malaysia identified as top destination in Basel Action Network’s latest investigation, representing up to six per cent of total US trade with the country during the study period.
India's efforts to recycle its growing e-waste for climate goals put jobs of informal workers at risk.
Carbon & Climate
Q&A: 'Digital lords,' AI's carbon footprint and greening tech
#e-waste Opinion
Critical minerals recovered from e-waste through established recycling systems can become a vital domestic source of essential minerals for India.
Carbon & Climate
An intelligent trade-off: AI as a double-edged sword in Southeast Asia’s climate battle
Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses. Without careful consideration, such systems may inadvertently undermine and be counterintuitive to the very climate goals that they aim to achieve.
Policy & Finance
‘No-Go’ mining zones can protect nature as renewable energy surges
Prohibiting mining in key areas can safeguard biodiversity and Indigenous rights in the energy transition.
Corporate Responsibility
Space junk: what is being done?
23,000 pieces of ‘space junk’ float in orbit, and almost as many ideas for how to get rid of them are being floated on Earth.
Manufacturing
A world without waste: how gold mining is going green
#e-waste Videos
Corporate Responsibility
Can Singapore build more sustainable industries?
At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.
Where do your coffee cups, clothes and household appliances go to die? New documentary Trash Trail traces the afterlife of consumer goods in Singapore to reveal surprising findings.
Corporate Responsibility
Apple ups the ante with recycling initiative
In Apple's new campaign, the company known for its disruptive products is upping the game by adopting corporate policies that aim to "leave the world better than we found it".
#e-waste Press Releases
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
NEU Battery Materials
NEU Battery Materials concludes oversubscribed US$3.7M seed funding round
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd
Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua
National Environment Agency
NEA appoints Alba Group PLC & Co. KG as the e-waste producer responsibility scheme operator
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
Blue Planet moves closer to ‘zero waste to landfill’ vision with new green building solution
