i remember how we used to swim in the rivers with our friends after we would fetch water to go and cook with we ate organic but something happened plastic came rivers turned into drastic dumps sewerage and electronic waste sweet river yuck toxic taste youtu.be/pIr1dXsIanM

Ghana imports some 30,000 tonnes of electronic waste, also known as e-waste, mostly from Europe and America. bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-…

Target fined millions for illegally dumping electronic waste motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…

Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second theguardian.com/environment/20…

In 2015, Nigeria saw 56,000 tonnes of imported e-waste; in 2017, this figure increased to 288,000 tonnes – more than four times higher than two years earlier. In 2012, half of the EEE imported into the country was second-hand. resource.co/article/nigeri…

Tech developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’ his business theguardian.com/politics/2019/…

An estimated 50 million tonnes of electronic waste or #E-waste is generated EVERY YEAR. As with plastic, so with electronics. See what the United Nations #Detox Basel Convention does to promote environmentally sound management of e-waste: basel.int/Implementation… #CleanPlanetHealthyPeople

AFP graphic showing the generation of electronic waste per country

Open to founders from across the globe 🌍 Deadline is the 31st (next week) Funding for startups in sustainable transportation, mobility and energy usage exetervelocities.com/programme/nurt…

⚡️ “The Cost of Inequality” by Oxfam International x.com/i/moments/1090…

In 2012, Humans generated over 49 million tons of electronic waste.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein clashed with children over climate change policy, criticizing their requests that she back the Green New Deal, accusing them of presenting an ultimatum and contrasting their inability to vote with her three decades in office cnn.it/2T0hv7W

“You know better than I do, so I think one day you should run for the Senate and then you do it your way,” Ms. Feinstein told the young woman. “Great,” the young woman from Sunrise Movement 🌅 replied. “I will.” nytimes.com/2019/02/22/cli…

This is a really important column. Some companies are blocking access to repair. Meanwhile, "A recent U.N. report from PACE (Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy) found that electronic waste is the fastest growing part of our waste stream." wired.com/story/right-to…

Electronic waste such as flat screen TVs, computers, and other electronic wastes, can lead to lead, mercury, cadmium, or other toxins that could contaminate air, water, and soil if not properly recycled. For more info on Electronic waste recycling, visit: dec.ny.gov/chemical/65583…

Six myths about electronic waste in Agbogbloshie, Ghana buff.ly/2GsSYPM

The growing scrap heap of tech waste: "Each person on earth generates roughly 6-7 kgs of electronic waste a year - and only 10-12% of that waste is recycled on an annual basis." - Deloitte 2018 global mining trends report Appalling.

Owler Reports – Toshiba: Toshiba Sets Record for Electronic Waste Recycling shop.optanesystems.com/owler-reports-…

Following #60Mins' exposé on Australia's plastic recycling crisis - that huge amounts of our plastic waste is being dumped in Malaysia - Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin is returning up to 3,000 tonnes of plastic back to the countries it came from: youtu.be/lqrlEsPoyJk

This book is about innovation culture as expressed through the variety of 'spaces' businesses create: physical, virtual and psychological. They can't all be designed for but they can't be ignored. #innovation #wroteabook designswarm.com/books/creating…