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UNCOVERED: Obsolete electronics pile up as e waste outstrips recycling efforts un warns - Caught on Camera

An employee selects parts of discarded computers in the recycling department of Itautec SA, in Jundiai, Brazil. © Reuters/Paulo Whitaker

UN agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while global recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.

In a report released this week, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union and research arm UNITAR said some 56 million tonnes of “e-waste” was generated in 2022 – enough to fill tractor-trailers that could be lined up bumper to bumper around the globe.

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