E-waste at Scrap Computing Trading (SCT), a Malaysian electronics recycler in Shah Alam. Photo: AFP
Electronic waste (e-waste) generated in Asia in the past five years adds up to more than two times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza, according to a recent United Nations University report.
“China alone more than doubled its generation of e-waste between 2010 and 2015,” up 107% to 6.7 million tonnes, according to a press release about the report Regional E-waste Monitor – East and Southeast Asia.
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