The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) is sending its National Young Planner of the Year, Arup’s Nicholas Kamols, to the United Nations’ COP27 summit, in a bid to promote better climate strategies in Australia.
Cleaning Up the E-Waste Mess: Big Tech Needs to Do More
It’s unreasonable to expect that the problem of electronic waste the smartphones, laptops, monitors, and TVs crowding landfills around the globe can be solved at any scale by individuals. We need an industry-wide reckoning. By Chandra Steele
April 19, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Men disassemble electronics in Ghana, in May 2019 (Photo by Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
E-waste is one of the largest environmental problems the world faces. The amount of electronics that are disposed of each year is not fully quantified, but its impact is, in ever-accelerating climate change. As technology evolves, it exacerbates the problem with myriad new products. But it also can help with solutions.
A Logan social enterprise is turning electronic trash into a global treasure, repurposing old laptop batteries to create a solar-powered solution for poverty-stricken families across the world.
Queensland entrepreneurs use old laptop batteries to help combat global energy crisis among poverty-stricken families msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.