Waste Not Want Not: New Approaches to Electronic Waste Management
- E-waste consists of discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions, monitors, desktops and solar panels, presenting both challenges and opportunities.
- Traditionally, most of this e-waste ends up in landfills, posing environmental risks due to toxic materials like lead, cadmium, and mercury.
- Electronics contain high amounts of lead, cadmium and mercury, which are severely harmful to humans and animals if exposed for longer periods of time or in higher concentrations.
- According to a 2024 report by Global E-waste Monitor, the annual global production of e-waste is increasing by 2.6 million tonnes each year, estimated to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030. This ....
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