62 million tons. This is the volume of electrical and electronic waste – or “e-waste” – generated worldwide in 2022, according to the latest UN Global E-Waste Monitor Report. The number of smartphones, connected watches, flat screens, computers and tablets being thrown away continues to rise, and is up 82% since 2010. E-waste is one of the world’s biggest sources of waste. It is also the most valuable, containing precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum group metals. In 2022, however, only 22.3 % of it was officially documented as being collected and recycled. Having long gone to Asia, e-waste … Continue reading Photo essay: Tracing the secret, complex life of e-waste in Ghana