It covers discarded obsolete electronic devices, cellphones, notebooks, game consoles and their components. Many of our E-Waste end up in Asia or Africa landfills. E-Waste is bad, for you and me, for our planet and most especially for the workers on the landfills. E-Wastes are buried or incinerated in landfills where their toxins pollute our land, air and water. Most of the time, they are sent to developing countries where workers extract the precious metals from the discarded electronics.
They are unprotected while working with the toxic substances on the site. They are the first to inhale the toxins that are released in the air when electronic parts are burned. Many of these workers are children! We cannot stop you from changing your devices as often as you want, but discard your old ones properly. When it comes to E-Waste, there is probably another person in the world who can benefit from your unwanted devices. Find them before you throw it away.
Spread the message. Make a donation. Everything from mobile phones and computers to toasters and televisions, through to office equipment and domestic solar power systems are contributing to the problem.
In , 1. By there could be as many as 2. But those numbers pale into insignificance when compared with the Internet of Things IoT which could see as many as 50 billion networked devices in use by From smart home devices to commercial sensors, it is highly likely that everything connected to the IoT will one day become obsolete — adding yet more bulk to the e-waste pile.
Yet, in , tonnes of mobile phones ended up being simply thrown away. Other rare and valuable materials contained in e-waste include silver, copper, platinum and palladium. None of which you would be likely to knowingly throw out with your garbage. Recovering precious metals from e-waste recycling is already big business.
But recovering the value buried in e-waste is fraught with difficulty. As well as gold and platinum, there are plenty of hazardous materials in e-waste items; lead, mercury and cadmium feature in many electronic devices. In a well-ordered recycling facility, their recovery can be handled without unnecessary risk to workers or harm to the environment. But around 1. Aside from toxins, e-waste also contains precious metals and useful raw materials, such as gold, silver, copper and platinum. But since only Only 4 million tonnes of raw materials was made available for recycling.
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Premium statistics. Read more. By the end of , there were an estimated 22 billion internet of things IoT connected devices in use around the world. As the sophistication of both hardware and software in the consumer electronics industry skyrockets, an increasing share of the electronic devices produced around the world are manufactured with internet connectivity. Forecasts suggest that by around 50 billion of these IoT devices will be in use around the world, creating a massive web of interconnected devices spanning everything from smartphones to kitchen appliances.
Internet of Things The internet of things or IoT simply refers to the overarching network created by billions of internet-compatible devices and machines which share data and information around the world. The most commonly associated products are consumer electronics devices such as smartphones and smart speakers, but larger mechanical systems such as cars, household security systems, and even traffic lights are rapidly becoming integrated into this network due to their internet capabilities.
Business leaders operating in every industry from financial services to energy and mining are realizing the critical importance of IoT within their organizations and acting quickly to invest in the technology. You need a Single Account for unlimited access. Full access to 1m statistics Incl. Single Account. View for free. Show source. Show detailed source information?
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