Second act
E-waste is a big problem. More than 50 million tonnes of it is produced every year, much of it headed for huge, noxious landfills in China and Africa. It only represents two per cent of solid waste in landfills, but 70 per cent of it is hazardous material. It’s nasty stuff, but it might also be a big opportunity.
E-waste is rich in rare minerals and precious metals, and the sophisticated and systematic ‘mining’ of it could be a profitable win-win, a vital contribution to circular manufacturing in the tech industry and an alternative to
