Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem
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There’s a gold mine in e-waste from small electronics.

Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.

  • grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Done at scale is this process producing a lot of toxic gases and waste chemicals?

    (I think you can tell I have no idea what I’m talking about here, I’m genuinely curious)

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s not environmentally friendly, that’s for sure.

      Most of the issue with mining though, come from exposing buried rock to the atmosphere, or from the tailings (crushed, processed rock)