e-Waste

e-Waste

Inside an e-waste recycling factory in Narayanganj, skilled workers carefully disassemble and categorise parts from old mobile phones and computers, ensuring valuable materials are recovered and repurposed. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Azizu Recycling – turning e-waste into economic value

The company has invested around Tk150 crore to establish a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Narayanganj, equipped to handle a wide range of e-waste materials

A new study estimates that electronic waste (e-waste) created from generative AI data centers could rise to 5 million tons per year by 2030. Image: Daniel Schäfer/dpa/picture alliance

E-waste from AI computers could 'escalate beyond control'

E-waste recycling offers $500m annual business potential for Bangladesh: Experts

E-waste recycling offers $500m annual business potential for Bangladesh: Experts

Zabeer Zarif Akhter works on his innovative water purification system made from electronic waste. This eco-friendly prototype uses plasma technology to sterilise water without increasing temperature, introducing a cost-effective and sustainable method. Photo: Courtesy

Teenager innovates country's first water purification system from e-waste

Photo: Collected

E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says

Photo: Reuters

Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could dispose 240 million computers

The integration of formal and informal channels to manage e-waste

The integration of formal and informal channels to manage e-waste

Interdependencies of stakeholders in e-waste management

Interdependencies of stakeholders in e-waste management

Role of informal and formal actors in e-waste management

Role of informal and formal actors in e-waste management

E-waste value chain: Structure, actors and functions

E-waste value chain: Structure, actors and functions

A mechanic is collecting reusable components from a discarded electronic device. Photo: Noor A Alam

The e-waste market of Dhaka

A handful of disposable vapes. Photo: evape

E-waste, including vapes, chargers becoming a 9-million-tonne problem

Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar. Photo: Collected

Cannot allow country to be dumping ground for others' e-waste: Mustafa Jabbar