As Apple aims to stop mining the earth, electronics are now ‘the fastest-growing waste stream’<div class="feat-image">
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<p>A new report today from
Motherboard takes a look at the quickly escalating problem of electronics waste. It has now become the fastest-growing stream of waste in the world, with discarded devices’ raw materials currently being valued at $62.5 billion. While Apple has admirable goals like finding a
way to stop mining the earth, does it have a responsibility to take more action now?</p>
<p>Announced at the
World Economic Forum in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development has some ideas on accelerating progress.</p>
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