electronic waste

97% of Latin America’s e-waste is mismanaged; Includes annual $1.7B in recoverable materials

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,

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International E-Waste Day: 57.4M tonnes expected in 2021 will outweigh China’s Great Wall

UN University / WEEE Forum, Brussels The e-waste result of an online streaming explosion: an emerging concern / information gap On International E-Waste Day 2021,

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World e-waste rises 8 percent by weight in 2 years as incomes rise, prices fall: UN

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, Bonn / INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, Geneva / INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION, Vienna E-waste per capita rises 5 percent from 2014 to 2016;

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Discarded kitchen, laundry, bathroom equipment comprises over half of E-waste: UNU

United Nations University, Bonn 19 April 2015 End-of-life electronic, electrical equipment totals 41.8 million metric tonnes in 2014  E-waste last year contained $52 billion in resources, large

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