E-waste represents 2% of America's trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of overall toxic waste. 20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every year.
Global electronic waste generation reached a record high of 53.6 million metric tons in 2019. This was an increase of 21 percent in just five years and worked out at approximately 7.3 kilograms of e-waste per capita.Jul 27, 2021
Less than 20% of e-waste is formally recycled, with 80% either ending up in landfill or being informally recycled – much of it by hand in developing countries, exposing workers to hazardous and carcinogenic substances such as mercury, lead and cadmium.Jan 24, 2019
32,664.41 metric tonsThe Global Environment Report showed that the country generated approximately 3.9 kilograms of e-waste per capita last year. Also in 2019, the Philippines generated a total of 32,664.41 metric tons of WEEE, based on a report by EMB.Oct 29, 2020
Maharashtra recycles only about 1 percent of total e-waste generated in the state, shows data from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).Apr 8, 2021
Take-back systems, special collection points for e-waste stream, ad-hoc e-waste collection campaigns, recycling centers, industrial technology may divert the e-waste disposal from landfills in developed and transitional countries and the e-waste collection performed by informal sector in case of developing countries.Jun 29, 2016
In 2021, human beings will discard an estimated 57.4 million tonnes (approximately 63.3 million U.S. tons) of electronic waste. That waste will outweigh the Great Wall of China, the world's heaviest human construction.Oct 18, 2021
The most common hazardous electronic items include LCD desktop monitors, LCD televisions, Plasma Televisions, TVs and computers with Cathode Ray Tubes. E-waste contains hundreds of substances, of which many are toxic. This includes mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, selenium, chromium, and flame retardants.
In 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated that more than 63 million computers in the U.S. were traded in for replacements or discarded. Today, 15% of electronic devices and equipment are recycled in the United States.
The Filipino population largely stores three electronic gadgets, namely, cellular phones, laptops, and personal computers, once the models become old and obsolete. The other most popular disposal method is selling the gadgets to junk shops. A very low percentage of people actually recycled their products.
Yet the 2017 Global E-Waste Monitor said the Philippines has no national regulation in force as regards e-waste as of January 2017. Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 classifies consumer electronics such as radios, stereos and television sets as special wastes.Jul 9, 2019
You can drop off your e-waste in over 100 participating Globe stores nationwide. Click here for a detailed list of Globe collection points in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Globe sends your e-waste to their partner Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facilities.Jun 10, 2021