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Waste Sorting Facility
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Female workers sort paper waste on a waste recycling conveyor in a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Sofia, Bulgaria, on August 21, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto) -
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Waste Sorting Facility
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Waste Sorting Facility
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Senior Citizen Beside Waste Separation Bins
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E-Waste Market Stalls, Dumping And Household-Style Recycling
Discarded used electronics and computer peripherals sit strewn across the ground at Chandni Market in Kolkata, India, on August 2, 2025. In 2025, Kolkata-based Hulladek Recycling is a key player in the e-waste market, aiming to recycle 50,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. They expand their collection network across India and focus on sustainable and safe e-waste management practices. The company also plans to introduce upcycled stationery and gift items from e-waste. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto) -
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E-Waste Market Stalls, Dumping And Household-Style Recycling
Discarded used electronics and computer peripherals sit strewn across the ground at Chandni Market in Kolkata, India, on August 2, 2025. In 2025, Kolkata-based Hulladek Recycling is a key player in the e-waste market, aiming to recycle 50,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. They expand their collection network across India and focus on sustainable and safe e-waste management practices. The company also plans to introduce upcycled stationery and gift items from e-waste. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto) -
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E-Waste Market Stalls, Dumping And Household-Style Recycling
Discarded used electronics and computer peripherals sit strewn across the ground at Chandni Market in Kolkata, India, on August 2, 2025. In 2025, Kolkata-based Hulladek Recycling is a key player in the e-waste market, aiming to recycle 50,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. They expand their collection network across India and focus on sustainable and safe e-waste management practices. The company also plans to introduce upcycled stationery and gift items from e-waste. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto) -
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Plastic Waste Recycling In Indonesia
July 30, 2025, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia: At the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry not only generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue, but also provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic wasteâ€â€turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Plastic Waste Recycling In Indonesia
July 30, 2025, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia: At the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry not only generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue, but also provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Daily Life In Kerala, India
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Manshiyat Naser, home to about 200,000 people, is known as CairoÕs ÔGarbage CityÕ.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Collectors in Cairo's 'garbage city.'
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Collectors in Cairo's 'garbage city.'
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Collectors in Cairo's 'garbage city.'
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Michael Nedi, 20, educates his uni mates about plastic pollution and recycling.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Mina Nedi, 25, has been working as a plastic collector for five years and has funded his university education like this as well.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Emana Mohammed, 28, a mother of three is a garbage collector in the community.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Children play outside in Manshiyet Nasr.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Korollus Foad, 21, a young recyclist in Manshiyet Nasr.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Garbage is piled onto a pick-up truck.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Irini Edel, 29, is a garbage collector in Manshiyat Nasr.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Irini Edel, 29, is a garbage collector in Manshiyat Naser.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Justia, 7, attends school because her mother Irini Edel, 29, has been working to support her.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Children play outside amidst rubbish.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Fathy Rumany, 38, with his wife Mary, 40 and three children. One of the families working in recycling in Manshiyet Nasr.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. In the home of Sami Attia; a family involved in waste collection and recycling in Manshiyet Nasr.
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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in CairoÕs Garbage City. Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution. Maryam Attia, 31, is one of the women living and working in Manshiyet Nasr.
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'You sold it - now recycle it': Wendy Ward, the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from.
Wendy Ward with some of the 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke's hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield-based designer, maker and eco activist Wendy Ward sent a threadbare polycotton bedsheet to Simon Roberts, CEO of Sainsbury’s. A “protest by post”.
Charity shops won't take them. Councils incinerate them. Retailers dump them on the global south. We're running out of ideas on how to deal with our used clothes - and the rag mountain just keeps growing.
Wendy Ward, PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, with cages of rags collected and sorted at St Luke’s hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield, UK, 28 April 2025.
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'You sold it - now recycle it': Wendy Ward, the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from.
Wendy Ward with some of the 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke's hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield-based designer, maker and eco activist Wendy Ward sent a threadbare polycotton bedsheet to Simon Roberts, CEO of Sainsbury’s. A “protest by post”.
Charity shops won't take them. Councils incinerate them. Retailers dump them on the global south. We're running out of ideas on how to deal with our used clothes - and the rag mountain just keeps growing.
Wendy Ward, PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, with cages of rags collected and sorted at St Luke’s hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield, UK, 28 April 2025.
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'You sold it - now recycle it': Wendy Ward, the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from.
Wendy Ward with some of the 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke's hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield-based designer, maker and eco activist Wendy Ward sent a threadbare polycotton bedsheet to Simon Roberts, CEO of Sainsbury’s. A “protest by post”.
Charity shops won't take them. Councils incinerate them. Retailers dump them on the global south. We're running out of ideas on how to deal with our used clothes - and the rag mountain just keeps growing.
Wendy Ward, PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, with 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke’s hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield, UK, 28 April 2025.
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'You sold it - now recycle it': Wendy Ward, the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from.
Wendy Ward with some of the 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke's hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield-based designer, maker and eco activist Wendy Ward sent a threadbare polycotton bedsheet to Simon Roberts, CEO of Sainsbury’s. A “protest by post”.
Charity shops won't take them. Councils incinerate them. Retailers dump them on the global south. We're running out of ideas on how to deal with our used clothes - and the rag mountain just keeps growing.
Wendy Ward, PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, with 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke’s hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield, UK, 28 April 2025.
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'You sold it - now recycle it': Wendy Ward, the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from.
Wendy Ward with some of the 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke's hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield-based designer, maker and eco activist Wendy Ward sent a threadbare polycotton bedsheet to Simon Roberts, CEO of Sainsbury’s. A “protest by post”.
Charity shops won't take them. Councils incinerate them. Retailers dump them on the global south. We're running out of ideas on how to deal with our used clothes - and the rag mountain just keeps growing.
Wendy Ward, PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, with 2,000kg of rag waste collected in just three days at St Luke’s hospice charity warehouse in Sheffield.
Sheffield, UK, 28 April 2025.
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Alex Baldock: the Currys boss plugging into a more sustainable future
Covid and other crises took their toll, but the Alex Baldock boss of the electricals chain Currys says its thriving repair and recycling division is now pointing the way forward.
Currys CEO Alex Baldock during a visit to the Currys Customer Repair Centre in newark, UK.
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Alex Baldock: the Currys boss plugging into a more sustainable future
Covid and other crises took their toll, but the Alex Baldock boss of the electricals chain Currys says its thriving repair and recycling division is now pointing the way forward.
Currys CEO Alex Baldock during a visit to the Currys Customer Repair Centre in newark, UK.
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How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution
Desperate to restore the Chao Praya River to a pristine state, an abbot in the Thai capital began recycling in his temple. Now he has a floating ally in his efforts to clean up the river.
The Chao Phraya River is the largest waterway flowing through central Thailand.
In Bangkok, it is an artery for a network of water buses, ferries and wooden long-tail boats. But it's not just carrying people. According to research by the Rotterdam-based non-profit organisation Ocean Cleanup, the Chao Praya River carries 4,000 tonnes of plastic waste to the sea every year.
Workers sew orange robes for monks from fabric made from recycled plastic at Wat Chak Daeng on July 30, 2024 in Bangkok. The HIPPO project by Seven Clean Seas, in collaboration with Wat Chak Daeng temple, uses a solar-powered vessel to collect plastic waste from Bangkok's Chao Phraya River and recycles it to reduce environmental pollution. Phra Mahapranom Dhammalangkaro, the abbot, leads a project at Wat Chak Daeng that turns plastic waste into monk robes, upcycling around 40 tons of plastic since 2015 and serving as a model for environmental conservation.
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How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution
Desperate to restore the Chao Praya River to a pristine state, an abbot in the Thai capital began recycling in his temple. Now he has a floating ally in his efforts to clean up the river.
The Chao Phraya River is the largest waterway flowing through central Thailand.
In Bangkok, it is an artery for a network of water buses, ferries and wooden long-tail boats. But it's not just carrying people. According to research by the Rotterdam-based non-profit organisation Ocean Cleanup, the Chao Praya River carries 4,000 tonnes of plastic waste to the sea every year.
Workers sew orange robes for monks from fabric made from recycled plastic at Wat Chak Daeng on July 30, 2024 in Bangkok. The HIPPO project by Seven Clean Seas, in collaboration with Wat Chak Daeng temple, uses a solar-powered vessel to collect plastic waste from Bangkok's Chao Phraya River and recycles it to reduce environmental pollution. Phra Mahapranom Dhammalangkaro, the abbot, leads a project at Wat Chak Daeng that turns plastic waste into monk robes, upcycling around 40 tons of plastic since 2015 and serving as a model for environmental conservation.
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Piles of shredded copper at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Shredded plastic on a conveyor belt at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Buckets for brass, copper and batteries at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Shredded plastic on a conveyor belt at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Shredded plastic on a conveyor belt at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Shredded plastic on a conveyor belt at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Shredded plastic on a conveyor belt at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Computers are plastic wrapped and stored on pallets at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Cords and cables are piled in boxes at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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'I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded': the truth about our electronic waste
In a giant factory in California, thousands of screens, PCs and other old or unwanted gadgets are picked apart for materials. But what about the billions of other defunct (or not) devices?
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (better known by its unfortunate acronym, Weee) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Electronic waste amounted to 53.6m tonnes in 2019, a figure growing at about 2% a year. Consider: in 2021, tech companies sold an estimated 1.43bn smartphones, 341m computers, 210m TVs and 548m pairs of headphones. And that's ignoring the millions of consoles, sex toys, electric scooters and other battery-powered devices we buy every year.
Globally, only 17.4% of electronic waste is recycled. Between 7% and 20% is exported, 8% thrown into landfills and incinerators in the global north, and the rest is unaccounted for. Yet Weee is, by weight, among the most precious waste there is. One piece of electronic equipment can contain 60 elements, from copper and aluminium to rarer metals such as cobalt and tantalum, used in everything from motherboards to gyroscopic sensors. A typical iPhone, for example, contains 0.018g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and a tiny fraction of platinum. Multiply by the sheer quantity of devices and the impact is vast: a single recycler in China, GEM, produces more cobalt than the country’s mines each year. The materials in our e-waste - including up to 7% of the world's gold reserves - are worth £50.9bn a year.
Computers are plastic wrapped and stored on pallets at the ERI (Electronic Recyclers International) Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
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