How China Plans to Tackle Its Massive Solar Panel Waste Problem
Solar power is on a meteoric rise around the world. Over the next five years, solar photovoltaics will…
US e‑waste becomes stable source of critical minerals
E‑waste in the United States may soon be more than a growing environmental problem. Researchers at the University…
Australia’s solar panel waste is mounting. Will the government’s recycling scheme solve it?
Australia is on the brink of a great solar panel age-out. The number of solar panels coming off…
Mitsubishi Materials to buy into US e-waste recycler
Business deals Recyclables collection company to provide ‘urban mine’ for valuable resources Circuit boards from e-waste constitute an…
E-Waste Per Capita: Europe Leads the World
By ZeroHedge – Oct 20, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT
On average, every person worldwide generates about 8…
Europe’s e-waste could yield over 1 million tons of critical materials
Europe’s “urban mine” of electronic waste now contains 1 million tons of critical raw materials (CRMs) annually. It…
In the Philippines, informal e-waste dismantling poses health risks
Manila – Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and…