Cleaning Up the E-Waste Mess: Big Tech Needs to Do More

PCMag
PCMag
Apr 22 · 12 min read
Men disassemble electronics in Ghana, in May 2019 (Photo by Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

It’s unreasonable to expect that the problem of electronic waste — the smartphones, laptops, monitors, and TVs crowding landfills around the globe — can be solved at any scale by individuals. We need an industry-wide reckoning.

By Chandra Steele

E-waste is one of the largest environmental problems the world faces. The amount of electronics…

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