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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 and have to discard it, the device will become e-waste, joining an alarmingly large mountain of defunct TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, cameras, routers, electric toothbrushes, headphones. This is “electrical and electronic equipment,” aka EEE—anything with a plug or battery. It’s increasingly out of control.As…

Video game Fortnite is being used – to help put an end to e-waste. Electronics retailer, Currys, has launched its first-ever game, “Trash Tycoon”, inside the Fortnite universe. The free-of-charge virtual experience aims to inspire Gen Z to make better choices when binning unused, unwanted, or even broken tech.And it challenges players to go head-to-head on a mission to mine and recycle as much trash as possible, for valuable in-game and real-life rewards worth more than £1,000.It comes after a poll of 1,000 Gen Z adults,…

A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers – who found the key gold-filtering substance in cheesemaking, of all places.Society has held gold in high esteem for millennia. More recently, for its technical applications across electronics and microelectronics, aerospace, medicine, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. However, like any metal, gold is a non-renewable resource. And increasingly valuable.In a new study, researchers…

In December, Microsoft revealed plans to offer Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 until October 2028, but at an unspecified annual fee.Microsoft's announcement to discontinue support for Windows 10 by October 14, 2025, might render approximately 240 million personal computers obsolete, potentially leading to significant electronic waste, as per a report by Canalys. This development coincides with the introduction of Windows 11, anticipated to rejuvenate the PC market through a new upgrade cycle. However, the lack of…

Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 10 could turn 240 million personal computers into e-waste, leaving those to end up in landfill, a new report has claimed.Microsoft's Windows 11 will help support a struggling PC market as customers prepare for another refresh cycle -- but the termination of Windows 10 support could prevent hundreds of millions of devices from getting second lives, according to Canalys research.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML…

Microsoft's decision to terminate support for the Windows 10 operating system may result in the disposal of approximately 240 million PCs, Microsoft’s decision to terminate support for the Windows 10 operating system may…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Microsoft's decision to stop supporting Windows 10 by October 2025 could lead to a surge in electronic waste, warns Canalys Research. An estimated 240 million personal computers might become obsolete, potentially contributing to a hefty 480 million-kilogram pile of electronic waste – equivalent to the weight of 320,000 cars. …

Back in early 2020, as the covid pandemic drove classrooms online, school districts found themselves needing to bulk purchase affordable laptops that they could send home with their students. Quite a few turned to Chromebooks. Three years later, the US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund concludes in a new report called Chromebook Churn that many of these batches are already beginning to break. That’s potentially costing districts money; PIRG estimates that “doubling the lifespan of Chromebooks could result in…

Your smartphone begins life neatly packed into a well-designed box. Chances are it will end its days in a more ignominious manner. Assuming it doesn’t end up rattling around in a junk drawer, it will most likely go to the same landfill as your other household waste, where it will slowly leach toxic chemicals into the soil and water. Or worse, it might be shipped to another country, where low-income workers will manually break the phone apart to recover anything of value and burn or bury the rest, putting their health—and…

Across the river from Delhi's Red Fort, the grim neighbourhood of Seelampur lives off what consumers in the modern world throw away - their broken or obsolete electronic and electrical goods.Home to one of the world's largest markets for e-waste, Seelampur exemplifies the challenge highlighted in a UN-led report released on Thursday.The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report found that the world dumped a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste last year. Just 17.4 percent was recycled."Even countries with a formal e-waste…