Fact File: E-Waste

[HollyB]

Electronic waste is a growing concern in our modern digital society. Due to the complicated manufacturing process and composition of various materials including metals, plastics and batteries, electronic items can be very difficult to recycle…

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Fact File: E-Waste (1.8 MB)

[JakeGR]

This is very interesting, and somewhat horrifying. We often don’t consider the environmental effect of the digital realm because it seems so disconnected from the world, so to hear that a 1 hour video call emits that much CO₂ is quite shocking and makes you wonder how much effect other things have.