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More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts say, calling for more recycling of the often hazardous materials they contain. Stacked flat on top of each other, that many disused ...

More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts said Thursday, calling for more recycling of the often hazardous materials they contain.

More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts said Thursday, calling for more recycling of the often hazardous materials they contain. 

Non-profit organisation tracking electronic waste says the devices contain valuable materials, like gold, silver and palladium, that can cause environmental harm.

PARIS, Oct 14, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will

Many of the phones withdrawn from circulation will be hoarded rather than dumped in trash, says survey in six European countries

5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: report

More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts said Thursday,

A United Nations assessment of thirteen Latin American countries shows that 97% of electronic waste is improperly managed.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Electronic waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia rose by 50 per cent between 2010 and 2019, roughly