Nowhere is the environmental impact of e-waste as apparent as in Guiyu, Guangdong province. Here the water is black and acidic, children have lead poisoning and the fumes of chemicals hang heavy in the air.

It is a cruel truth that the developed world can afford to buy millions of electronic gadgets every year, but rarely invests the money to make sure they are safely disposed of and recycled. Instead, the dirty work is often sent abroad – to Accra,...

Your old laptop is far more dangerous than you might think. With electronics being upgraded and replaced every few years, the world now has millions of tons of old electronics to deal with. Unfortunately, many countries choose the easy way out...

Electronic devices are a complex mixture of several hundred materials. A mobile phone, for example, contains 500 to 1,000 components. Many of these contain toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and beryllium, as well as hazardous...

Though many Chinese people suffer from the effects of polluted water, the overall awareness of hazardous chemicals is low. Many villagers who fall ill do not even know why they are sick. Greenpeace is striving to record the story of water...