How do we tackle the fastest growing waste stream on the planet?

While digitalisation is bringing numerous benefits, it's also causing an unprecedented wave of e-waste. This is dangerous because e-waste contains a number of toxic components hazardous for the environment and human health.

However, e-waste is often rich in precious minerals, including gold, silver, platinum and copper. Right now, electronics companies spend a fortune buying and processing precious and rare minerals, only to see them buried in landfills.

We must start reusing, refurbishing or recycling e-waste. It is both strategic - is a world of resource scarcity and growing demand - as well as environmentally friendly since it could avoid tonnes of emissions.