Ngo-2014, malunga ne-41.8 yezigidi zeetoni ze-e-nkunkuma zenziwe emhlabeni jikelele. Ubungakanani obubandakanya izigidi ezili-12,8 zezixhobo ezincinane, izixhobo ezili-11,8 zezixhobo ezinkulu, iitoni ezi-7.0 zezixhobo zokutshintshwa kweqondo lokushisa (iziqhumane kunye nokupholisa), ii-6.3 yezigidi zeetrini kunye nabagadi bee-3.0, izibane. Isixa se-e-waste generation emhlabeni wonke kulindelwe ukuba sibe ngama-49.8 yezigidi ezigidi ngonyaka we-2018 kunye nokukhula kwepesenti ngonyaka we-4-5.
Izigidi ezili-6.5 zeetoni ezizonke ze-e-waste generation ngonyaka ka-2014 zaphathwa ngeenkqubo ze-electronic back-back systems.
I-United States ivelise i-11.7 yezigidi zeetoni ze-e-nkunkuma ngo-2014. Idata ka-2015 no-2016 ayifumanekanga okwamanje. Ngokutsho kwe-EPA, kuphela izigidi ezili-1 ezigidi ezili-3.4 zeetoni ezili-3.4 ze-e-nkunkuma ezenziwe e-US ngo-2012 zaphinda zatshintshwa kwakhona, ezenza i-recycling rate ye-29 ekhulwini. Inani le-e-waste re-recycling ngonyaka ka-2011 lalingama-24.9 ekhulwini, kwaye i-19.6 ekhulwini ngo-2010.
Ngokweengxelo zeZizwe eziManyeneyo, iipesenti ezili-16 kuphela ze-e-total generation e-waste generation ngonyaka ka-2014 zaphinda ziphinda ziphinde zenziwe yi-arhente karhulumente kunye neenkampani ezigunyazwe ngabalawuli bezoshishino.
- Okwangoku, iipesenti ezi-15-20 kuphela ze-e-waste ziphinda zenziwe kwakhona.
- Ngokombiko wamuva nje we-EPA, imihla ngemihla, kufuneka sikhuphe amadivayisi angama-416,000 eselula kunye nee-computer ezingama-142,000 okanye ngokuphinda sisebenzise kwakhona okanye ukulahla kwiindawo zokuhlawula impahla kunye ne-incinerators .
- Iprogram ye-BBC Panorama ithi yonke i-20 ukuya kwi-50 yezigidi zezigidi ze-e-nkunkuma iyenziwa emhlabeni jikelele. Le mali i-akhawunti engaphezulu kwama-5 ekhulwini lomlambo onqabileyo wenkunkuma. Nangona kunjalo, ingxelo ye-EPA yase-United States ithi, i-e-waste ibonisa iipesenti ezi-2 kuphela zomlambo onqabileyo, kodwa imali i-akhawunti engama-70 ekhulwini lwenkunkuma enobungozi egcinwe kwiifom.
- Ingxelo ye-EPA ithi, ngo-2007, malunga nee-TV ezingama-26.9 yezigidi, ezithwele amathani angama-910,600, zafakwa kwi-US
- Ngo-2009, njengoko kuchazwe yi-EPA, kuphela iipesenti ezi-8 zeefowuni ze-fowuni, ama-17 ekhulwini amaTV kunye nama-38 eepesenti zeekhompyutheni zavuselelwa kwakhona.
- Enye ingxelo ye-EPA ibonisa ukuba ngokuphindaphinda enye iifowuni zefowuni, sinokubuyisela ngaphezu kwe-20,000 lbs zobhedu, i-20 lbs ye-palladium, i-550 lbs zesilivere kunye ne-50 lbs zegolide.
- Ngokwenziwe uphando oluqhutywe yi-Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), umzi wase-United States ngonyaka ka-2012 wasebenzisa i-$ 1,312 kwi-electronics consumer. Uphando lufumene intsapho ephakathi enee-24 eziqhelekileyo iimveliso zecomputer. I-CEA iqikelelwa, ngo-2012, ukuthengiswa kwee-Smartphones kunye neekhompyutheni zekhompyutha ziza kwenza ukuthengiswa kwe-electronic year year to more than $ 206 billion.
- Inkampani yocwaningo lweemarike ebizwa ngokuthi "iSupply" yathi, ngo-2010, i-electronics consumer-1.55 billion yabathengi bathengiwe emhlabeni jikelele ngabathengi. Inani elifikile kwiiyunithi ezili-1.6 zeebhiliyoni ngonyaka ozayo.
- Uphononongo lubone ukuba ukuvelisa iikhomputha kunye nokubeka iliso kuthatha ubuncinane i-1.5 tons zamanzi, ii-48 lbs zamakhemikhali kunye ne-530 lbs zamafutha asefosil.
- Xa kuthelekiswa nokulahla kwiifom okanye ngokutshabalalisa, ukuphinda usetyenzise okanye ukubuyisela kwakhona iikhompyutheni kunokudala imisebenzi engama-296 ngonyaka ngamnye kwiitoni ezili-10 000 zenkunkuma yecomputer.
- Ukusebenzisa kwakhona iikhomputha zee-computer ezigidi ezigidi ziyakwazi ukugcina amandla anele ukuqhuba amakhaya angama-3,657 ase-US ngonyaka.
- Iifowuni zefowuni ziqulethe ixabiso eliphezulu kakhulu lezinyithi ezixabisekileyo ezifana nesilivere negolide. AmaMelika alahleka malunga neerhafu ezingama-60 zesilivere kunye negolide ngonyaka.
- Ngokutsho kwe-EPA, isixa esininzi sokukhokela kwintsikelelo, xa sikhululwe kwindalo, singalimaza kakhulu igazi kunye neentso zabantu, kunye neenkqubo ezisemgangathweni kunye neyomhlaba.
- Unyaka ngamnye, kwihlabathi, kwii-bhiliyoni zeefowuni kunye nee-computer ezigidi ezingama-300 zifakwa kwimveliso.
- Umlinganiselo we-e-nkunkuma yenhlabathi kulindeleke ukuba ukhule ngamaphesenti ayi-8 ngonyaka.
- I-80 ekhulwini ye-e-nkunkuma eyenziwa e-US ithunyelwa e-Asia, ukuhamba kwezorhwebo okubangelwa yimpikiswano enkulu.
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> https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-04-22/theth--st-of-recycling-not-exporting-electronic-waste
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