Gerry McGovern on Nostr: "According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), global ...
"According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), global E-waste generation reached a staggering 53.6 million metric tonnes in 2019, and this number continues to rise. By 2030, it is projected to reach nearly 74 million metric tonnes, doubling the amount produced in 2014. The situation is alarming as only 17.4per cent of this E-waste is properly recycled."
https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/e-waste-the-hidden-challenge-of-a-throw-away-society/True recycling rate is 5%. Only about 30% of reusable materials are retrieved from recycling
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