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.

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