Not exact matches
ELECTRONIC waste is a
global problem — with an interesting corollary: there's an awful lot of computer power just sitting doing nothing in those dumps.
The
global volume of
electronic waste is expected to grow by 33 % in the next four [continue reading...]
Sci Dev Net: The amount of
electronic waste produced globally is set to grow by a third between 2012 and 2017, according to a forecast made by experts at a
global partnership created to tackle e-
waste.
Electronic waste contains 40 - 50 times the amount of gold in ore mined from the ground, according to a report last week by the
Global e-Sustainability Initiative and the United Nations University.
Electronic waste is a
global problem, and if you look at the statistics, it's a problem of staggering proportions.