According to a recent United Nations University report, e-waste generation is growing fast in both total volume and per capita measures throughout East and South-East Asia between 2010 and 2015. Driven by rising incomes and high demand for new gadgets and appliances, the average increase in e-waste across all 12 countries and areas analysed was 63% in the five years ending in 2015 and totalled 12.3 million tonnes’China’s more than doubled to 6.7 million tonnes, up 107%.
Read more at More Affordable Devices Lead to Doubling of E-Waste in China Since 2010 | Sustainable Brands
