e-waste

A pile of printer parts dusted with toners like carbon black, a probable carcinogen known to cause respiratory problems.

The US is still dumping some of its toxic e-waste overseas

Economics

A new investigation finds that toxic electronic waste from the US is still being shipped to unsafe recyclers and dumps overseas, despite efforts to clean up the industry. Ken Christensen reports from Hong Kong.

Agbogbloshie, Ghana in 2012.

Here’s how to keep that old cell phone you’re about to toss from becoming toxic e-waste in a developing country

Environment