Electronic waste is growing to record levels

Electronic waste is growing to record levels

Accra, Ghana - Burning of Scrap Cable
Cables are burned in Ghana to get hold of the valuable copper. / © Muntaka Chasant

The toaster gives up the ghost after a year, the printer just after the warranty expires: electrical appliances no longer live as long as they used to. But increasing consumption is also to blame for the high volume of waste. The UN is alert.



Background

The Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP) was founded in 2017 by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations University - Sustainable Cycles Programme (UNU-SCYCLE) and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). The GESP is now being implemented by the ITU and UNITAR-SCYCLE.


The aim of the partnership is to monitor the development of E-waste over time and to support countries in compiling E-waste statistics. The partnership will inform policy makers, industry, academia, the media and the general public by improving the understanding and interpretation of global E-waste data and its relationship to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). / red

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