E-waste is now the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. It is estimated this waste stream reached 48.5 million tonnes in 2018. Globally, society only deals with 20% of e-waste appropriately and there is little data on what happens to the rest, which for the most part ends up in landfill, or is disposed of by informal workers in poor conditions. Yet e-waste is worth at least $62.5 billion annually, which is more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of most countries.

The above statements were made by the world economic form. To read read more on this issue please visit the following link.

https://www.weforum.org/reports/a-new-circular-vision-for-electronics-time-for-a-global-reboot