UN warns electronic waste reaches record

Cell phones are shown in a box

Australians don't recycle old electronic devices, fearing they'll lose valuable data. Source: AAP

A new UN report reveals that the electronic waste reached a record of 450 m tons in 2017.


Researcher Ahmed AlShemari from Swinburne University of Technology sheds light on why that kind of waste is increasing annually.


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