Ghana has tightened its grip on electronic waste imports in recent years, aiming to curb the environmental toll of decades of discarded technology flowing from wealthier nations. But during a 2024 ...

In the year after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, more Americans enlisted in the military than in any year since. Something similar happened in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Uncle ...

Discarded electronics are piling up across West Africa, forcing families to choose between survival and toxic exposure. This article explores the hidden human cost behind the world’s ...

“I live in Accra, Ghana,” says Isaac Dinwe, who works for Closing the Loop, a Dutch NGO that’s seeking to increase recycling in the electronics industry. “The e-waste problem in my country is so huge ...