Global e-waste has risen 21% in five years, says UN
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 6, 2020
million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2; $57 billion in gold and other components discarded – mostly dumped or burned. per cent of 2019’s e-waste was collected and recycled. Asia and Africa were much lower: 5.6 A record 53.6 Mt and 0.7
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