The problem is difficult to overstate. The European Union alone generated approximately five million tons of electronic waste ...

Over 80 percent of the e-waste generated ends up in landfills or incinerators – which results in chemicals leaching into the ...

The challenge is compounded by South Africa’s landfill crisis—many landfills across the country are expected to run out of space within the next six years if recycling efforts do not accelerate. Image ...

Matt Travers, a researcher from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, is using robotics to improve e-waste recycling.