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e-waste
UN Report Says E-Waste Production Far Outpacing Recycling, Raising Environmental and Economic Concerns
According to the report, 68 million tons of e-waste were produced worldwide in 2022 but only around 15.4 million tons were recycled.
California Strengthens E-Waste Recycling Efforts With New Law
SB 568 requires those exporting electronic devices out of the state for recycling or disposal to demonstrate that such cannot be done by an in-state recycler.
Discarded Cell Phones to Help Fight Rainforest Poachers, Loggers in Real-Time
A technology that uses discarded mobile phones to create a real-time alert system against logging and poaching will soon be deployed in the endangered rainforests of Central Africa.
