We made a mountain of electronic junk in 2019 – almost 54 million tons! Shockingly, less than a fifth of it got recycled properly. Where did the rest go? Nobody’s really sure, but tons of old gadgets probably gather dust in homes. Also, a lot of e-waste gets shipped off to places like Ghana or India, where it’s often handled poorly and pollutes the environment.
That’s a shame, because electronics actually contain valuable stuff like gold and rare metals. Recycling them could be good for both the planet and the economy. We need smarter ways to deal with our e-waste, and one idea is using technology like blockchain to track recycling and make sure it’s done right.
