What is E-Waste ? thousands of dollars to a pile of raw materials worth less than the cost of a KitKat clearly hasn ’ t produced much enthusiasm from smartphone manufacturers or the telecoms sector so far . The fall in value is too precipitous .
What is E-Waste ? thousands of dollars to a pile of raw materials worth less than the cost of a KitKat clearly hasn ’ t produced much enthusiasm from smartphone manufacturers or the telecoms sector so far . The fall in value is too precipitous .
The answer , it would seem , is to soften that fall .
Electronic waste , or e-waste , is one of the fastest-growing sources of waste and emissions on the planet . While e-waste only represents 2 % of America ' s trash in landfills , it accounts for around 70 % of overall toxic waste , thanks to non-degradable minerals , heavy metals , and chemicals used in smartphone batteries . Data gathered by the United Nations ’ Global E-waste Monitor 2020 found that a record 53.6 million metric tonnes of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2019 - a 21 % increase in five years . By 2030 , the amount of e-waste generated every year will exceed 74 million metric tonnes . mobile-magazine . com 157