Evalanche
As the world gears up for 5G, we risk being buried by an e-valanche of electronic waste. As it is, we only recycle 25% of our 50m tons of annual ewaste globally. What happens when 5bn mobile phone users upgrade to 5G and throw away their gadgets (or abandons them in a drawer or cupboard)? We need to dramatically improve the circular economy for e-waste recyclability and recycling. This is not a technology challenge - Apple’s Daisy robot already e-cycles 48000 tons of iPhones. This is a challenge of legislation, logistics, scaling and (crucially) human behaviour. Who will take up the challenge?
— Wayne Visser
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