E-Waste in East and South-East Asia Jumps 63% in Five Years

ENN
Jan 15, 2017, 3:33 pm43 pts
The volume of discarded electronics in East and South-East Asia jumped almost two-thirds between 2010 and 2015, and e-waste generation is growing fast in both total volume and per capita measures, new UNU research shows.Driven by rising incomes and high demand for new gadgets and appliances, the average…

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