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https://time.com/5594380/world-electronic-waste-problem

https://time.com/5594380/world-electronic-waste-problem
Electronic Waste Is Becoming a Global Environmental Problem – TIME
That’s bad news, as e-waste can contain harmful materials like mercury and beryllium that pose environmental risks. Part of the problem is regulatory. Only 19 states have laws banning …

https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/the-growing-environmental-risks-of-e-waste

https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/the-growing-environmental-risks-of-e-waste
The Growing Environmental Risks of E-Waste – Geneva Environment Network
16 janv. 2023According to the Global E-waste Monitor 2020, the world generated 53.6 Mt of e-waste in 2019, only 9.3 Mt (17%) of which was recorded as being collected and recycled. E-waste contains valuable materials, as well as hazardous toxins, which make the efficient material recovery and safe recycling of extremely important for economic value …

https://www.who.int / news-room / fact-sheets / detail / electronic-waste-(e-waste)

https://www.who.int / news-room / fact-sheets / detail / electronic-waste-(e-waste)
Electronic waste (e-waste) – World Health Organization (WHO)
中文 Français Русский Español Key facts E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste stream in the world (1) . In 2019, an estimated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally, but only 17.4% was documented as formally collected and recycled (2) .

https://ethicalgeo.org/the-dilemma-of-e-waste

https://ethicalgeo.org/the-dilemma-of-e-waste
The Dilemma of E-waste | EthicalGEO
2 juin 2022Electronic Products Market 2021

https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-e-waste-and-why-is-it-a-problem-5186270

https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-e-waste-and-why-is-it-a-problem-5186270
What Is E-Waste and Why Is It a Problem? – Treehugger
In 2019, a United Nations-backed report found that a record 53.6 million tons of electronic waste were thrown away worldwide; that number is expected to increase to 74.7 million tons by 2030….

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8172693

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8172693
Environmental contamination and public health effects of electronic …
This review is an up-to-date assessment of studies and reports on e-waste environmental contamination and public health effects. The review has shown that e-waste contains constituents that caused adverse environmental effects and toxicity to the biota. However, there is an enormous data gap between exposure quantification and possible health …

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2018/08/27/growing-e-waste-problem

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2018/08/27/growing-e-waste-problem
What Can We Do About the Growing E-waste Problem? – State of the Planet
Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that now it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one. Meanwhile, the companies continue to profit from steady sales. Charging cell phones in Uganda. Photo: Ken Banks

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-a-circular-approach-can-turn-e-waste-into-a-golden-opportunity

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-a-circular-approach-can-turn-e-waste-into-a-golden-opportunity
The world’s e-waste is a huge problem. It’s also a golden opportunity
They now number more than humans and are projected to grow to 25-50 billion by 2020, reflecting plummeting costs and rising demand. The situation is not helped by the fact that only 20% of global e-waste is formally recycled. The remaining 80% is often incinerated or dumped in landfill. Many thousands of tonnes also find their way around the …

https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/cleaning-electronic-waste-e-waste

https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/cleaning-electronic-waste-e-waste
Cleaning Up Electronic Waste (E-Waste) | US EPA
15 nov. 2023Multilateral Cooperation Links Highlights March 2019: EPA participated in the launch of the UNIDO-GEF project, Strengthening of National Initiatives and Enhancement of Regional Cooperation or the Environmentally Sound Management of POPs in Waste of Electronic of Electrical Equipment (WEEE).

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40201-021-00654-5

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40201-021-00654-5
Environmental contamination and public health effects of … – Springer
Purpose In recent years, electronic waste has become the fastest growing waste stream globally with potential deleterious environmental and public health effects from its hazardous constituents. This review aims at providing an up-to-date information on the environmental and public health effects of e- , and also identify research gaps that could form basis of further innovative studies … lesoutrali bot