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Where Your Computer Goes to Die…

Meghan Pollution, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Solutions January 3, 2020February 7, 2020Air Pollution;, e-waste, electronic waste, electronics, emissions, ground water pollution, mining, Recycling, reduce reuse recycle, salvage, Sustainability, urban mining

Truck full of old electronics including computer hard drives, monitors, fax machines, headphones, wires, etc.

Every year the world produces approximately 50 million metric tons of electronic or “e-waste” according to the UN University. This is more than the weight of all the commercial aircraft ever made, looks like 4,500 Eiffel Towers, is enough to completely cover an area the size of Manhattan, and is roughly worth $62.5 billion USD.