Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental harm and bring economic rewards. Researchers from the University of Waterloo conducted what they called a comprehensive estimate of e-waste in Canada to better understand…

Surrounded by old circuit boards, copper wires, and dismembered electronics, Zayd Menk, 21, uses Google Maps to measure the dimensions of a New York high-rise and then takes out his saw. He is building a model of Midtown Manhattan out of discarded e-waste. Menk, originally from Zimbabwe, is currently living in the UK where he…