Title: E-Waste Recycling Facts and Figures
Headings: E-Waste Recycling Facts and Figures
Sustainable Businesses Electronics Recycling
E-Waste Recycling Facts and Figures
The Cost of Electronics
E-Waste Globally
E-Waste in the U.S.
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Compared to disposal in landfills or by incinerators, reusing or recycling computers can create 296 more jobs per year for every 10,000 tons of computer waste processed. 3 ﻿
Only 20% of e-waste is documented to have been collected and recycled, despite high-value recoverable materials such as copper and gold. 4 ﻿
Americans throw away an estimated $55 billion in e-waste material annually (more than the 2019 Gross Domestic Product of many countries.) 5 ﻿
By recycling 1 million cell phones, more than 35,000 pounds of copper, 33 pounds of palladium, 772 pounds of silver, and 75 pounds of gold can be recovered. 6 ﻿
The excessive amount of lead in e-waste, if released into the environment, could cause severe damage to human blood and kidneys, as well as central and peripheral nervous systems. 7 ﻿
E-Waste Globally
The amount of worldwide e-waste generation is expected to exceed 50 million tons by 2020, with an annual growth between 4% and 5%. This quantity includes 16.8 million metric tons of small equipment; 9.1 million metric tons of large equipment; 7.6 million metric tons of temperature exchange (freezing and cooling) equipment; 6.6 million metric tons of screens and monitors;