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'Built-in obsolescence' creates a 500,000-tonne e-waste problem
Australia produces 500,000 tonnes of e-waste a year but only about half of it is recycled. There are concerns Microsoft's decision to end support for its Windows 10 operating system later this year, which could affect 240 million computers globally, will worsen the problem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-10/busiess-ewaste-recycling-reuse/104909752
Australia produces 500,000 tonnes of e-waste a year but only about half of it is recycled. There are concerns Microsoft's decision to end support for its Windows 10 operating system later this year, which could affect 240 million computers globally, will worsen the problem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-10/busiess-ewaste-recycling-reuse/104909752