According to data from the United Nation’s 4th Global E-waste Monitor (GEM), Global generation of electronic scrap is rising 5 times faster than documented e-scrap recycling.

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According to data from the United Nation’s 4th Global E-waste Monitor (GEM), Global generation of electronic scrap is rising 5 times faster than documented e-scrap recycling. The report, conducted by The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), says more than 68 million tons of e-waste was produced in 2022, up 82 percent from 2010. Less than one quarter of that was documented as having been properly collected and recycled. The generation of electronic scrap is rising by approximately 2.8 million tons annually and is on track to reach approximately 90 million tons in 2030, which is a 33 percent increase from the 2022 figure. The report estimates the value of metals embedded in landfilled e-waste in 2022 to be $91 billion, including $19 billion in copper, $15 billion in gold and $16 billion in iron.


      In 2023, 81 counties had e-waste legislation, up from 78 in 2019.

     

     

 

     


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