Electronic waste, often known as e-waste, is the fastest increasing waste stream in South Africa and, if not managed properly, poses a severe environmental danger. E-waste generates significant revenue opportunities while saving the environment and decrea…
The Saudi Arabian Government's Municipal Services budget line item for 2022 is $50 billion, which is the same as its actual expected 2021 spending. Every year, Saudi Arabia generates over 53 million tonnes of garbage, damaging its soil and groundwater. Ac…
The UAE does not have a hazardous waste management policy. It is a signatory to the Basel Convention on the Control of the Trans boundary Movement and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes. Few groups in the UAE and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) area hav…
In Brazil, the management of electronic waste (e-waste) has been a growing challenge in recent years. Although there are regulations in place to promote the responsible disposal of e-waste, enforcement of these regulations has been inconsistent, and illeg…
South Korea has a well-developed e-waste management market, with a strong emphasis on responsible disposal of electronic waste. The government has implemented regulations and policies aimed at promoting the responsible disposal of e-waste, and the industr…
The management of electronic waste (e-waste) in Australia has a relatively long history, dating back to the 1990s. In the early 1990s, concerns about the environmental and health impacts of improperly disposing of e-waste led to the development of the fir…
In India, electronic waste is becoming a major public health and environmental concern. India is the "third largest electronic waste generator in the world," producing around 2 million tonnes of e-waste yearly, with an unspecified quantity imported from o…
Electronic waste is a major environmental issue in Japan. In spite of the fact that Japan was among the first countries in the world to implement a recycling program for electronic waste, it still faces serious issues in managing the waste effectively. Fu…
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a growing problem in China, due to the rapid increase in electronic devices and the country's growing economy. The improper disposal of e-waste can result in environmental pollution and health problems, making it important…
Every year, over 70 million bags of waste are discarded in Russia, equivalent to the weight of 12 Great Pyramids of Giza. The area of official landfills alone grows by 400,000 hectares per year, which is larger than the combined territory of Moscow and St…
In Spain, electronic waste is out of control. The amount of discarded electrical and electronic products that goes unrecycled each year could be used to construct a four-meter-high wall spanning the 504-kilometer distance between Madrid and Barcelona. Eve…
Italy is the European country that recycles the most waste, according to the European Commission's Report on economic, social, and territorial cohesion. The Report was published in December 2021. Italy recycles 79% of the waste it collects, slightly above…
A French law aimed at establishing the right-to-repair movement on a national scale recently went into force. E-waste is now the world's fastest increasing waste source, surpassing even plastic. As companies hurried to set up their newly minted remote wor…
Electrical waste is one of the fastest increasing waste streams in the UK and throughout the world, with abandoned or hoarded household electrical projected to cost the UK economy over £370 million per year in lost precious raw materials such as gold, cop…
Since the quick speed of technological advancement, along with rising consumer demand, many items become useless, technologically irrelevant, or outmoded after only a few years of usage. As a result, electronic garbage has become one of the world's fastes…
In Mexico, electronic waste has begun having more importance since that was included in the General Law for Prevention and Integral Management of Wastes. This law classifies electronic waste for special handling and establishes the obligation to make mana…
Canada has taken steps to address the problem of e-waste by implementing a number of policies and programs aimed at promoting the responsible disposal of electronic devices. The federal government has established regulations to ensure that e-waste is prop…