UN: global e-waste surging; up 21% in 5 years
Green Car Congress
JULY 5, 2020
The new report also predicts that global e-waste (discarded products with a battery or electrical plug) will reach 74 Mt by 2030—almost a doubling of e-waste tonnage in just 16 years. of global greenhouse gas emissions. According to the report, Asia generated the greatest volume of e-waste in 2019—some 24.9 kg per capita.
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