E-Waste Skyrockets 5x Faster Than Recycling, Says UNITAR

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Global e-Waste Monitor 2024
  • A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010;
  • On track to rise another 32%, to 82 million tonnes, in 2030;
  • Billions of dollars worth of strategically-valuable resources squandered, dumped;
  • Just 1% of rare earth element demand is met by e-waste recycling.
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