Technology
UK urges tech companies to help tackle excessive e-waste in damning report – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
The country generates more e-waste per person than any country besides Norway.
A damning report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) claims the UK falls well behind other countries in managing electronic waste. Committee members also suggested major companies such as Amazon and Apple discourage recycling and repairs through some of the practices they employ.
The UK generates 23.9kg of e-waste per person each year. That’s the second-highest level of e-waste per capita after Norway, according to a recent UN report.
Much of that waste is incinerated or…
-
General12 hours agoTributes flow after Australian Paralympic bronze medallist Nicholas Hum dies aged 32
-
Business20 hours agoWhat a rising Aussie dollar means for your ASX shares
-
General19 hours agoIt’s author Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, and her books still have lessons for us today
-
Noosa News15 hours agoThree people rushed to hospital after Spring Hill unit fire