Digital Dumping Grounds: Confronting the Global E-Waste Epidemic

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is one of the fastest growing environmental challenges of our time. As of 2022, the world generated a staggering 62 million tons of e-waste, an amount that would fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, enough to form a line around the equator​ (E-Waste Monitor)​. This figure represents an 82% increase from 2010 levels and is expected to rise by another 33% to reach 82 million tons by 2030​​.