Europeans are the biggest producers of electronic equipment waste (‘e-waste’); according to recent numbers, in 2018 approximately 4 million tons of e-waste were discarded in the European Union. This amounts to more than 16 kg of e-waste per capita per year. Common sources of e-waste include televisions, computers, mobile phones and various types of home appliances, from fridges to dishwashers. One way to reduce our e-waste is to repair broken electronics, instead of throwing them away … (more)
[Nina Hoekstra and Christiaan Cornet, Kluwer Copyright Blog, 8 February]
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