Chiang Rai, Thailand: August 23, 2017 - heap of broken smartphone screen (e-waste, electronic-waste)
Weighing more than all commercial airliners ever built and worth more than most countries' GDP, electronic waste poses a growing economic and environmental threat, experts said Jan 24, as they launched a global initiative to clean it up.
The world produces close to 50 million tonnes of e-waste every year as consumers and businesses throw out their old smartphones, computers and household appliances – material worth an estimated US$62.5bil (RM258.08bil).
