Nearly $57 billion of rare metals and raw materials get thrown away every year in the form of electronic waste. But what counts as e-waste might surprise you.
Every year, 7.3 billion electronic toys are thrown out around the world, collectively weighing 10 times the mass of New York City's Empire State Building.LED sneakers, power tools, cables and e-cigarettes are just some examples of the millions of electronic items discarded every year that most consumers do not consider 'e-waste.' But throwing them into normal landfill is potentially hazardous and a waste of valuable raw materials.
LED lamps 365 4118 Household tools, e.g. drills, saws, lawn mowers 1047 421 Toys, e.g. car racing sets, electric trains, drones, musical toys 3234 7294 Household medical equipment 3 14 Household monitoring, e.g. heat and smoke alarms 1336 5476 Cables 950 n/a Total Invisible E-waste 9055 Other than filling up global landfills, why is throwing out this invisible e-waste such an issue? Firstly, e-waste represents a rich source of rare metals and materials that vary between products.
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