Developing world will produce double the e-waste of developed countries by 2016, study predicts

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 14:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Developing countries will be producing at least twice as much electronic waste (e-waste) as developed countries within the next 6-8 years, according to a new study. It foresees in 2030 developing countries discarding 400 million-700 million obsolete personal computers per year compared to 200 million-300 million in developed countries.

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