Invisible e-waste - 7.3 billion e-toys add to e-waste mountain
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast por Ania Lichtarowicz
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Invisible e-waste - 7.3 billion e-toys add to e-waste mountain
It's estimated that every year invisible e-waste amounts to 9 billion kilogrammes - that's one-sixth of e-waste worldwide. According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum almost $10 billion in essential raw materials is recoverable from things many people don't even realise are electronic e.g. toys, vapes and cables. Magdalena Charytanowicz, Communications Manager at WEEE explains the problem while Alexandre Mansur, Director at O Mundo Que Queremos in Brazil, comes up with a possible solution to point-of-sale fintech waste.
Who's behind SOEP?
Oh no, not another tech podcast you say - but we hope to stand out from your usual same old Silicon Valley reporting by bringing you stories from around the world. We speak ...
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It's estimated that every year invisible e-waste amounts to 9 billion kilogrammes - that's one-sixth of e-waste worldwide. According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum almost $10 billion in essential raw materials is recoverable from things many people don't even realise are electronic e.g. toys, vapes and cables. Magdalena Charytanowicz, Communications Manager at WEEE explains the problem while Alexandre Mansur, Director at O Mundo Que Queremos in Brazil, comes up with a possible solution to point-of-sale fintech waste.
Who's behind SOEP?
Oh no, not another tech podcast you say - but we hope to stand out from your usual same old Silicon Valley reporting by bringing you stories from around the world. We speak ...