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E-waste
Electronic waste (e-waste) comes from computers, cameras, phones, fridges, TVs and so on.
How much e-waste has been produced?
■ Mt (Million Metric Ton) There is too much e-waste on the earth. In the past ten years, 506.5 Mt of e-waste has been produced. That is as heavy as about 50,149 Eiffel Towers.
Year E-waste Production
2022 59.4
2019 53.6
2016 48.2
2013 398
What can we do with e-waste?
E-waste is harmful to the environment. Repeat the three words in our life: reduce, reuse and recycle. Here are some examples.
◆Jack
created solar lanterns with e-waste
◆Mr Black
turned about 79,000 tons of e-waste into medals
◆Mixed Reality Lab
designed educational toys with e-waste for poor kids
◆Alex Lin
recycled about 136 tons of broken computers into ones that can be used again