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FEATURE - iPhone zu Pulver gemahlen
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Scientists have ground a smartphone into dust using a food blender – to better understand the materials used to make them and the environmental impact.Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced around the world.The experiment was designed to find out what are they made of, where those materials come from, and what is the best thing to do with them at the end of their life.Researchers s at the University of Plymouth in the UK blended an entire Apple mobile phone to dust, and then conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results.They hope to demonstrate why humanity should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.They also want to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements each phone contains, and encourage greater recycling rates once the devices reach the end of their useful lives.The project was conceived by Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Dr Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
OPS: The iPhone after being ground in the blender and before materials are sifted for sorting
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FEATURE - iPhone zu Pulver gemahlen
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Scientists have ground a smartphone into dust using a food blender – to better understand the materials used to make them and the environmental impact.Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced around the world.The experiment was designed to find out what are they made of, where those materials come from, and what is the best thing to do with them at the end of their life.Researchers s at the University of Plymouth in the UK blended an entire Apple mobile phone to dust, and then conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results.They hope to demonstrate why humanity should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.They also want to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements each phone contains, and encourage greater recycling rates once the devices reach the end of their useful lives.The project was conceived by Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Dr Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
OPS: All the materials of the ground-up iPhone are sifted into separate piles
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FEATURE - iPhone zu Pulver gemahlen
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Scientists have ground a smartphone into dust using a food blender – to better understand the materials used to make them and the environmental impact.Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced around the world.The experiment was designed to find out what are they made of, where those materials come from, and what is the best thing to do with them at the end of their life.Researchers s at the University of Plymouth in the UK blended an entire Apple mobile phone to dust, and then conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results.They hope to demonstrate why humanity should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.They also want to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements each phone contains, and encourage greater recycling rates once the devices reach the end of their useful lives.The project was conceived by Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Dr Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
OPS: iPhone in the blender
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FEATURE - iPhone zu Pulver gemahlen
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Scientists have ground a smartphone into dust using a food blender – to better understand the materials used to make them and the environmental impact.Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced around the world.The experiment was designed to find out what are they made of, where those materials come from, and what is the best thing to do with them at the end of their life.Researchers s at the University of Plymouth in the UK blended an entire Apple mobile phone to dust, and then conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results.They hope to demonstrate why humanity should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.They also want to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements each phone contains, and encourage greater recycling rates once the devices reach the end of their useful lives.The project was conceived by Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Dr Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
OPS: All the minerals contained in the phone in one pile awaiting chemical analysis
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FEATURE - iPhone zu Pulver gemahlen
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Blender 1
14/03/2019
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Scientists have ground a smartphone into dust using a food blender – to better understand the materials used to make them and the environmental impact.Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced around the world.The experiment was designed to find out what are they made of, where those materials come from, and what is the best thing to do with them at the end of their life.Researchers s at the University of Plymouth in the UK blended an entire Apple mobile phone to dust, and then conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results.They hope to demonstrate why humanity should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.They also want to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements each phone contains, and encourage greater recycling rates once the devices reach the end of their useful lives.The project was conceived by Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Dr Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
OPS: Dr Arjan Dijkstra who conducted the experiment.
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FEATURE - iPhone zu Pulver gemahlen
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Scientists have ground a smartphone into dust using a food blender – to better understand the materials used to make them and the environmental impact.Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced around the world.The experiment was designed to find out what are they made of, where those materials come from, and what is the best thing to do with them at the end of their life.Researchers s at the University of Plymouth in the UK blended an entire Apple mobile phone to dust, and then conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results.They hope to demonstrate why humanity should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.They also want to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements each phone contains, and encourage greater recycling rates once the devices reach the end of their useful lives.The project was conceived by Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Dr Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
OPS: The iPhone in the blender
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Pay With Waste Bazaar In Bandung City
Residents line up with trash to redeem it during a pay-with-waste bazaar in Babakan Sari, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The Bandung City Government, together with Bank Sampah Great Bandung, holds a shopping bazaar for residents who want to shop for groceries and clothes in exchange for recycled waste to reduce inorganic waste in Bandung. (Photo by Claudio Pramana/NurPhoto) -
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Pay With Waste Bazaar In Bandung City
Workers weigh residents' waste to be redeemed during a pay-with-waste bazaar in Babakan Sari, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The Bandung City Government, together with Bank Sampah Great Bandung, holds a shopping bazaar for residents who want to shop for groceries and clothes in exchange for recycled waste to reduce inorganic waste in Bandung. (Photo by Claudio Pramana/NurPhoto) -
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Pay With Waste Bazaar In Bandung City
Residents organize sacks of garbage to exchange during a pay-with-waste bazaar in Babakan Sari, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The Bandung City Government, together with Bank Sampah Great Bandung, holds a shopping bazaar for residents who want to shop for groceries and clothes in exchange for recycled waste to reduce inorganic waste in Bandung. (Photo by Claudio Pramana/NurPhoto) -
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Pay With Waste Bazaar In Bandung City
Residents carry sacks of garbage to exchange during a pay-with-waste bazaar in Babakan Sari, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The Bandung City Government, together with Bank Sampah Great Bandung, holds a shopping bazaar for residents who want to shop for groceries and clothes in exchange for recycled waste to reduce inorganic waste in Bandung. (Photo by Claudio Pramana/NurPhoto) -
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Pay With Waste Bazaar In Bandung City
Workers give vouchers to residents who give away their waste during a pay-with-waste bazaar in Babakan Sari, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The Bandung City Government, together with Bank Sampah Great Bandung, holds a shopping bazaar for residents who want to shop for groceries and clothes in exchange for recycled waste to reduce inorganic waste in Bandung. (Photo by Claudio Pramana/NurPhoto) -
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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.
Christopher Thomond / Guardian / eyevine
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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.
Christopher Thomond / Guardian / eyevine
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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.
Christopher Thomond / Guardian / eyevine
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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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Space suit that turns urine into drinking water
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A space suit that filters and purifies astronauts urine into drinkable water has been unveiled by researchers.
The team behind it compared the suit to the “stillsuits’ in the blockbuster Dune movie franchise, which absorbed and purified water lost through sweating and urination.
Now, this sci-fi is about to become reality, with a prototype novel urine collection and filtration system for spacesuits designed by researchers from the USA’s Cornell University,
Astronauts on spacewalks have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits.
Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station – the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled.
Study first author Sofia Etlin and colleagues have now designed a urine collection device, including an undergarment made of multiple layers of flexible fabric.
OPS:Urine collection cups for the maximum absorbency garment for men
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Space suit that turns urine into drinking water
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12/07/2024
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A space suit that filters and purifies astronauts urine into drinkable water has been unveiled by researchers.
The team behind it compared the suit to the “stillsuits’ in the blockbuster Dune movie franchise, which absorbed and purified water lost through sweating and urination.
Now, this sci-fi is about to become reality, with a prototype novel urine collection and filtration system for spacesuits designed by researchers from the USA’s Cornell University,
Astronauts on spacewalks have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits.
Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station – the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled.
Study first author Sofia Etlin and colleagues have now designed a urine collection device, including an undergarment made of multiple layers of flexible fabric.
OPS:Rear view of the whole system, worn as a backpack
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Space suit that turns urine into drinking water
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Space suit 1
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12/07/2024
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Pictures must credit: Claire Walter/ Weill Cornell Medicine /Cornell University
A space suit that filters and purifies astronauts urine into drinkable water has been unveiled by researchers.
The team behind it compared the suit to the “stillsuits’ in the blockbuster Dune movie franchise, which absorbed and purified water lost through sweating and urination.
Now, this sci-fi is about to become reality, with a prototype novel urine collection and filtration system for spacesuits designed by researchers from the USA’s Cornell University,
Astronauts on spacewalks have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits.
Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station – the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled.
Study first author Sofia Etlin and colleagues have now designed a urine collection device, including an undergarment made of multiple layers of flexible fabric.
OPS:Urine collection garment prototype
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Space suit that turns urine into drinking water
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Space suit 1
Ref 16001
12/07/2024
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Pictures must credit: Karen Morales/ Weill Cornell Medicine /Cornell University
A space suit that filters and purifies astronauts urine into drinkable water has been unveiled by researchers.
The team behind it compared the suit to the “stillsuits’ in the blockbuster Dune movie franchise, which absorbed and purified water lost through sweating and urination.
Now, this sci-fi is about to become reality, with a prototype novel urine collection and filtration system for spacesuits designed by researchers from the USA’s Cornell University,
Astronauts on spacewalks have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits.
Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station – the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled.
Study first author Sofia Etlin and colleagues have now designed a urine collection device, including an undergarment made of multiple layers of flexible fabric.
OPS:Rear view of the whole system, worn as a backpack
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New speed boat has hull that can be recycled
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A plastic boat with a hull that can be recycled up to nine times, is ready to make a splash.
The Phantom has been designed to comfortably seat up to ten passengers.
But its construction means it is cheaper to build and therefore sell than typical vessels of the same class.
And then there are the environmental benefits.
It has been designed and built by Canadian company Vision Marine Technologies,
Vision says it will be able to produce up to 300 units annually at a cost that is 70% lower than fibreglass alternatives, with potential scalability to 1,500 units per year.
Phantom has a high-density polyethylene hull said to be both strong and environmentally friendly, capable of being recycled up to nine times.
Vision say it offers entry-level ownership and can support both electric and liquid fuel motors, appealing to eco-conscious and traditional boaters alike.
It is seen as filling the market for fishing and leisure.
Yacht owners could also use it as a tender.
Vision is offering the Phantom without a motor for $14,995 USD / €13.870 euros.
The standard electric version is $24,995 USD / €23.115 euros and offers up to an estimated five hours of on-water runtime.
A $29,995 USD / €27.735 euros version offers extended-range and doubles the estimate to ten hours.
OPS: The Phantom
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New speed boat has hull that can be recycled
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22/02/2024
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Pictures must credit: Vision Marine Technologies
A plastic boat with a hull that can be recycled up to nine times, is ready to make a splash.
The Phantom has been designed to comfortably seat up to ten passengers.
But its construction means it is cheaper to build and therefore sell than typical vessels of the same class.
And then there are the environmental benefits.
It has been designed and built by Canadian company Vision Marine Technologies,
Vision says it will be able to produce up to 300 units annually at a cost that is 70% lower than fibreglass alternatives, with potential scalability to 1,500 units per year.
Phantom has a high-density polyethylene hull said to be both strong and environmentally friendly, capable of being recycled up to nine times.
Vision say it offers entry-level ownership and can support both electric and liquid fuel motors, appealing to eco-conscious and traditional boaters alike.
It is seen as filling the market for fishing and leisure.
Yacht owners could also use it as a tender.
Vision is offering the Phantom without a motor for $14,995 USD / €13.870 euros.
The standard electric version is $24,995 USD / €23.115 euros and offers up to an estimated five hours of on-water runtime.
A $29,995 USD / €27.735 euros version offers extended-range and doubles the estimate to ten hours.
OPS: The Phantom is available in a range of colours
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New speed boat has hull that can be recycled
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Phantom 1
Ref 15599
22/02/2024
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Pictures must credit: Vision Marine Technologies
A plastic boat with a hull that can be recycled up to nine times, is ready to make a splash.
The Phantom has been designed to comfortably seat up to ten passengers.
But its construction means it is cheaper to build and therefore sell than typical vessels of the same class.
And then there are the environmental benefits.
It has been designed and built by Canadian company Vision Marine Technologies,
Vision says it will be able to produce up to 300 units annually at a cost that is 70% lower than fibreglass alternatives, with potential scalability to 1,500 units per year.
Phantom has a high-density polyethylene hull said to be both strong and environmentally friendly, capable of being recycled up to nine times.
Vision say it offers entry-level ownership and can support both electric and liquid fuel motors, appealing to eco-conscious and traditional boaters alike.
It is seen as filling the market for fishing and leisure.
Yacht owners could also use it as a tender.
Vision is offering the Phantom without a motor for $14,995 USD / €13.870 euros.
The standard electric version is $24,995 USD / €23.115 euros and offers up to an estimated five hours of on-water runtime.
A $29,995 USD / €27.735 euros version offers extended-range and doubles the estimate to ten hours.
OPS: The Phantom
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New speed boat has hull that can be recycled
Ferrari Press Agency
Phantom 1
Ref 15599
22/02/2024
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: Vision Marine Technologies
A plastic boat with a hull that can be recycled up to nine times, is ready to make a splash.
The Phantom has been designed to comfortably seat up to ten passengers.
But its construction means it is cheaper to build and therefore sell than typical vessels of the same class.
And then there are the environmental benefits.
It has been designed and built by Canadian company Vision Marine Technologies,
Vision says it will be able to produce up to 300 units annually at a cost that is 70% lower than fibreglass alternatives, with potential scalability to 1,500 units per year.
Phantom has a high-density polyethylene hull said to be both strong and environmentally friendly, capable of being recycled up to nine times.
Vision say it offers entry-level ownership and can support both electric and liquid fuel motors, appealing to eco-conscious and traditional boaters alike.
It is seen as filling the market for fishing and leisure.
Yacht owners could also use it as a tender.
Vision is offering the Phantom without a motor for $14,995 USD / €13.870 euros.
The standard electric version is $24,995 USD / €23.115 euros and offers up to an estimated five hours of on-water runtime.
A $29,995 USD / €27.735 euros version offers extended-range and doubles the estimate to ten hours.
OPS: The Phantom
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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.
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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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'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.
TV’s 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.
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder / Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), poses for a portrait at the ERI 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.
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder / Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), poses for a portrait at the ERI 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.
Employee jumpsuits and helmets 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.
Employees socialize at the end of their shift 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.
Electronic waste is piled up 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.
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder / Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), poses for a portrait at the ERI 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.
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder / Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), poses for a portrait at the ERI 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.
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder / Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), poses for a portrait at the ERI Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
© Philip Cheung / Guardian / eyevine
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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.
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder / Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), poses for a portrait at the ERI Recycling Facility. Fresno, Calafornia - May 23, 2023:
© Philip Cheung / Guardian / eyevine
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