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phones and tvs go to die, well, every year our planet generates over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste. the problem is thingsjust don t last as long these days. take phones, for example. the entire industry seems geared around us replacing our handset every couple of years or so. but only about a quarter of that e waste is properly recycled. and that s really bad because our devices contain potentially toxic chemicals. well, michael kaloki has been looking at how one company is trying to combat this in kenya. this is dandora. this community on the outskirts of nairobi is home to one of the largest dump sites, not only in kenya but east africa. although it was declared full 20 years ago, over 800 tonnes of garbage is still dumped on this sprawling 30 acre site every day. and in recent years, an increasing proportion of this is e waste. men, women and even children scour the stacks of waste for discarded electronics, breaking them apart for their motherboards, batteri ....
this week, click travels to kenya, where piles of electronic waste are making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. translation: it is dangerous work, but we have to do it. if we do not, we will go hungry. we re also in the rural communities where ai is improving prenatal care. the information that i ll get here will help me . to save the life of a mother. we look at the tech aiming to put museums in the metaverse. and paul s dying to meet the microbes that could clean up the fashion industry. bugs are quite simple creatures. kind of like me and you. if you ever wondered where your old laptops, phones and tvs go to die, well, every year our planet generates over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste. the problem is things just don t last as long these days. take phones, for example. the entire industry seems geared around us replacing our handset every couple of years or so. but only about a quarter of that e waste is properly recycled. and that s really bad be ....
this week, click travels to kenya, where piles of electronic waste are making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. translation: it is dangerous work, but we have to do it. if we do not, we will go hungry. we re also in the rural communities where ai is improving prenatal care. the information that i ll get here will help me . to save the life of a mother. we look at the tech aiming to put museums in the metaverse. and paul s dying to meet the microbes that could clean up the fashion industry. bugs are quite simple creatures. kind of like me and you. if you ever wondered where your old laptops, phones and tvs go to die, well, every year our planet generates over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste. the problem is things just don t last as long these days. take phones, for example. the entire industry seems geared around us replacing our handset every couple of years or so. but only about a quarter of that e waste is properly recycled. and that s really bad be ....
Study compares the effects of traditional versus commercial Korean Doenjang on menopausal symptoms, finding that traditional variants with high beneficial microorganisms are more effective in reducing these symptoms and improving cardiovascular and gut health. ....