The world is losing the battle against electronic waste, a U.N. expert said on Wednesday, after a report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year - and this is expected to increase by a third by 2030.
GENEVA, Switzerland - The world is losing the battle against electronic waste, a U.N. expert said on Wednesday, after a report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year - and this is expected to increase by a third by 2030.Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, consists of any discarded items containing an electric plug or a battery.
6 million metric tons annually, meaning that it could reach 82 million metric tons by 2030."The vast majority of this e-waste is not being managed well," Baldé said. "It can end up in landfills, such as smaller items such as your mobile phone or your toothbrush that people just discard in the residual waste."U.N.
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