China Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Waste electronics will weigh more than the Great Wall of China The "mountain" of waste electronic and electrical equipment discarded in 2021 will weigh more than 57 million tonnes, researchers have estimated. That is heavier than the Great Wall of China - the planet's heaviest artificial object. The assessment is by an international expert group dedicated to tackling the global problem of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). They point out that the value of those discarded materials is vast. According to a 2019 report by the World Economic Forum, the world's electronic waste has a material value of $62.5 billion (£46 billion) - more than the GDP of most countries. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 How much does the Great Wall weigh? Will you be able to see the landfill from space? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Joke aside, that tells you all you need to know about the urgency for recycling stuff like that. Though that news will most likely have not much of an impact, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 9 hours ago, China said: The "mountain" of waste electronic and electrical equipment discarded in 2021 will weigh more than 57 million tonnes, researchers have estimated. That is heavier than the Great Wall of China - the planet's heaviest artificial object. Human CO2 emissions in 2021, 35 billion tons. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Larry said: Human CO2 emissions in 2021, 35 billion tons. Just saying. And how much of that is recycled by plants? Plants aren't recycling waste electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, China said: And how much of that is recycled by plants? Plants aren't recycling waste electronics. That's on top of the previous equilibrium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Larry said: That's on top of the previous equilibrium. A little more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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