4PLANET IMPACT / ISSUE

E-waste and hazardous waste

Discarded electronics contain valuable materials as well as hazardous substances that require safe collection, treatment and recovery.

Why it matters

E-waste grows rapidly and informal or unsafe handling can shift environmental and health risks to workers and communities.

What the sources establish

The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 documents growing e-waste generation and a substantial gap between generated e-waste and formally collected and recycled material.
Source: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Environment/Pages/Publications/The-Global-E-waste-Monitor-2024.aspx

Published action

No project on this issue has passed the IMPACT publication gate yet. That is not evidence that no work exists.

Known and not established

Only documented collection and treatment through appropriate systems should be counted as managed e-waste.
This issue record is source-grounded context, not proof that any particular project, action or intervention is effective.

Sources

itu.int

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Approaches associated with this problem

No independently reviewed solution comparison is published for this problem.

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