Electronics

Apple has expanded its self-service repairs to Europe. How are other companies and countries tackling e-waste?

Factory employees working with electronic parts (e-waste) to be recycled into pieces of gold, silver and other precious metals

Keeping a phone for just one year longer could reduce the number of handsets in landfills by 25%. Image: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Kayleigh Bateman
Senior Writer, Formative Content
Kate Whiting
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
Ian Shine
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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The volume of e-waste generated worldwide is forecast to keep growing
The volume of e-waste generated worldwide is forecast to keep growing. Image: Statista

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