Global eWaste sees 21% rise as Africa generates 2.9 metric tones

A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020, released on Monday.

Adeyemi Adepetun

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