#e-waste

Once you’ve confirmed your unit is recalled, Anker urges you to take it to a certified e-waste or battery recycling center—resources are available via the U.S. The ugly truth of electronic waste (e-waste) With the growing demand for electronics and its even faster evolution, the world sees an astronomical increase in the waste that this sector is producing. That’s over USD 57 billion worth of gold and other components lost in 2019 alone as most of the e-waste is either burned or dumped. And, if that isn’t bad enough, the alarming rise of e-waste is not only dangerous to the environment but may also provide health risks in the near future. To quote Antonis Mavropoulos, President of the International Solid Waste Association, “E-waste quantities are rising three times faster than the world's population and 13% faster than the world's GDP during the last five years. [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. Read more in our articles including "Anker Recalls Over 1.1 Million Power Banks Amid Fire Risk" and "Dell intros Concept Luna modular laptop".