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In 2019, the global economy generated 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste. That’s the equivalent of about 2,272 Titanic-sized ocean liners, or one Titanic’s worth of e-waste produced every four hours.
Of the year’s total e-waste, less than one-fifth (17.4%) was safely recycled, according to the 2020 Global E-Waste Monitor, a joint project of the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations’ Sustainable Cycles Programme and the International Solid Waste Association.
As for the rest, most of it probably ended up in landfills, and some was informally recycled, which likely exposed workers to toxic materials.
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