Asia struggles to contain record e-waste

Source: Middle East Insurance Review | May 2024

Asia’s per capita burden of junked ‘phones and other electronic and electrical gadgets is still low, but it struggles to contain this e-waste deluge that is gradually building up according to a new report by the UN.

The 148-page report Global E-waste monitor 2024 released by United Nations Institute for Training and Research in March 2024 reveals that though the region’s per-capita burden is low but its recycling laws cannot handle the sheer volume of junked ‘phones and fridges. Globally, improperly discarded gadgets, including solar panels, add to a mounting health and environmental crisis.

The report says Asia accounted for almost half of all electronic waste discarded worldwide in 2022 but contributed to only a quarter of global e-waste recycling. M

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