Our throw-away culture is creating mountains of electronic waste that is simply toxic to the planet and ourselves. Small (extremely small) efforts are underway to try to and make changes, but a huge effort is needed to change our mindset and manfucturing approaches to electronics to make them more robust, last longer and easier to repait.
DW’s report examines the issues around this in India. It’s an excellent overview of the challenges we face when trying to reduce e-waste and change our relationship with electronics.
From DW: “Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing types of rubbish on the planet. India, which is becoming ultra digital, is trying an old trick in new ways to deal with its growing and dangerous dump yards.”
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