E-waste: 5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022
Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.
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Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.
Research by WEEE reveals electronic waste to grow to 74 million tonnes by 2030
Brits are hoarding an estimated 39 million tech items, including almost 21 million computers, laptops, tablets, games consoles and printers which are working, research from REPIC has found.
Campaigners have urged the public to sell or recycle their old gadgets ahead of International E-waste Day on Friday and amid cost-of-living fears.
There are 20.7 million unused but working electrical items “hoarded” in UK homes, research shows, combined worth a possible £5.63 billion.