U.N. expert for the Sustainable Programme, Kees Balde confirms “with this current trend, we are simply losing the battle against e-waste.” Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00UN expert for the sustainable program Keyes Bald confirms with this current trend we are
00:06simply losing the battle against e-waste. A recent report projects a staggering 82 million
00:13tons of waste made up of old mobile phones and other devices by 2030. Bald explains,
00:20we just consume way too much and we dispose of things way too quickly. Electronic waste can
00:25include any discarded item containing a plug or battery and more often than not the item contains
00:32toxic additives and hazardous substances such as mercury that threaten the environment and our
00:39health. To make drastic improvements manufacturers need to prioritize their products to not have a
00:45short life cycle. The site reiterates in 2022 the world's annual output of e-waste stood at 62
00:53million tons a significant 82 percent increase from 2010. The current output of e-waste is rising
01:00by 2.6 million tons annually.