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phones and tvs go to die, well, every year our planet generates over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste. the problem is thingsjust don t last as long these days. take phones, for example. the entire industry seems geared around us replacing our handset every couple of years or so. but only about a quarter of that e waste is properly recycled. and that s really bad because our devices contain potentially toxic chemicals. well, michael kaloki has been looking at how one company is trying to combat this in kenya. this is dandora. this community on the outskirts of nairobi is home to one of the largest dump sites, not only in kenya but east africa. although it was declared full 20 years ago, over 800 tonnes of garbage is still dumped on this sprawling 30 acre site every day. and in recent years, an increasing proportion of this is e waste. men, women and even children scour the stacks of waste for discarded electronics, breaking them apart for their motherboards, batteri ....
And should be a gold mine, but he said things and should be a gold mine, but he said thingsjust don t get done here here. charlotte, here. charlotte, thank you very much. charlotte, thank you very much. charlotte gallagher explaining the situation. the number of elderly and disabled people in england waiting for care services is rising rapidly, according to officials who run local authority social care. figures from the association of directors of adult social services suggest more than half a million vulnerable people are facing delayed assessments, reviews or issues with day to day care. they say the situation is getting worse. we can t afford for social care to be an we can t afford for social care to be an afterthought. because that ust be an afterthought. because that just creates this vicious cycle where just creates this vicious cycle where people deteriorate and need more where people deteriorate and need more help, more health and care. the rising cost of energy i ....