Global e-waste increases by 21% in 5 years

The world generated 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, more than one-fifth higher than the amount discarded five years earlier.

By Arete News - July 2, 2020

Workers sort through e-waste for melting in Guangzhou, China (AN/Basel Action Network)

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