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![UNITAR, Bonn, and International Telecommunication Union, Geneva A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track to rise another 32%, to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Accra-2023-©-Bénédicte-Kurzen-Fondation-Carmignac--scaled.jpeg "Electronic waste generation rising 5 times faster than recycling: UN")
Electronic waste generation rising 5 times faster than recycling: UN
Posted on March 20, 2024 | No CommentsUNITAR, Bonn, and International Telecommunication Union, Geneva A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track to rise another 32%, to […] -
![WEEE Forum, Brussels 2022 International E-waste Day slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’ Despite world-leading e-waste management, ~30% of Europe’s stock of mobile phones no longer used; Most […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-17-at-5.58.34-PM.png "~5.3 Billion Mobile Phones will Become Waste in 2022")
~5.3 Billion Mobile Phones will Become Waste in 2022
Posted on October 13, 2022 | No CommentsWEEE Forum, Brussels 2022 International E-waste Day slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’ Despite world-leading e-waste management, ~30% of Europe’s stock of mobile phones no longer used; Most […] -
![UNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Electronic waste […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Formal-recycling-Europe.-Credit-R.-Kuehr-UNITAR-115x115.jpg "97% of Latin America’s e-waste is mismanaged; Includes annual $1.7B in recoverable materials")
97% of Latin America’s e-waste is mismanaged; Includes annual $1.7B in recoverable materials
Posted on January 25, 2022 | No CommentsUNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Electronic waste […] -
![Terry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods. And one announced 14 living […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-02-at-9.56.03-PM-115x115.png "In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year")
In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year
Posted on January 1, 2022 | No CommentsTerry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods. And one announced 14 living […] -
E-waste in former Soviet countries jumps ~50% in a decade; just 3.2% collected, treated
Posted on November 24, 2021 | No CommentsUN University / UNITAR, Bonn Electronic waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States + Georgia rose by 50% between 2010 and 2019, roughly the world average, but overall just […]