The WEEE Forum found that over 5 billion mobile phones today will end up as e-waste. According to them, users might keep their phones in drawers or toss them into bins instead of recycling them.
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Google's new Chrome OS Flex is out of early testing and is now generally available. Chrome OS Flex basically brings a lot of the benefits of Chrome OS to Windows and Mac, barring a few caveats.
In Japan, there are AMD Ryzen vending machines which, on payment of ¥1000, give out older CPUs either AMD or Intel. These appear to be fun arcade games meant to recycle older processors and boxes.
Microsoft must introduce the Right to Repair to reduce the enormous e-waste, says As You Sow. As You Sow is a body overlooking the environmental impacts of corporate practices and expansion.
A newly released study shows that we aren't doing a good job of recycling, as globally we are producing 49.2 million tons of e-waste and only recycling about 20 percent through proper channels.