GLOBAL E-WASTE MONITOR 2020 – UNU/UNITAR SCYCLE

Global E-waste Surging: Up 21 per cent in 5 Years according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020.

A record ​ 53.6 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste ​ was produced globally ​ in 2019 —  the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2;  $57 billion in gold and other components discarded ​ — ​ mostly dumped or burned .