Hoards of outdated technology and electronics are collecting dust, lying unused in people’s homes across the country, and while their original owners may be done with them, there are likely many possibilities for them to be recycled and reused for another life.
In 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research reported that the global generation of electronic waste is increasing at a rate five times faster than the document rate of e-waste recycling.
UNITAR stated that 62 million tons of e-waste were generated worldwide in 2022, and less than a quarter of that amount was documented as being properly collected and recycled.
