This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away the international waste electrical and electronic equipment. Precious minerals not extracted from waste electronics, such as the copper in wire or the cobalt in rechargeable batteries, have to be mined. There are an estimated 16 billion mobile phones worldwide – and in Europe, almost a third are no longer in use. Just over 17% of the world’s e-waste is properly recycled – but the United Nations International Telecommunication Union has set a target to raise that to 30% by next year. It highlights it is one of the “fastest growing and most complex waste streams that affects both human health and the environment, as it can contain harmful substances. What is what comment on the mountain of E-wastes polluting our environment ?

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