#e-waste asia

[caption id="attachment_138702" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Photo from Greenpeace[/caption] In the last 5 years, discarded electronics or e-waste surged by 63% in East and Southeast Asia and that includes the Philippines. According to a report by the United Nation's University, e-waste jumped by almost two-thirds and totaled 12.3 million tons or about 2.4 times that of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The average e-waste generation per capita in the region was approximately 10 kg in 2015. What factors contribute to this increasing e-waste disposal volume? Competition of numerous local brands keeps it healthy but, when things get out of hand, our e-waste will have a great impact on our environment. We do have a guideline for e-waste disposal but proper segregation of common waste is not even properly enforced by the local government and garbage collectors. We're also a legal dump site of e-waste from other countries on top of that. Read more in our articles including "E-waste levels in Asia continue to rise" and "DJI Osmo Mobile 8P globally launched".