{"id":13740,"date":"2022-05-17T12:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/we-need-to-exploit-electronic-waste-not-the-earth-scientists-tell-us\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:12","slug":"we-need-to-exploit-electronic-waste-not-the-earth-scientists-tell-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/we-need-to-exploit-electronic-waste-not-the-earth-scientists-tell-us\/","title":{"rendered":"We need to exploit electronic waste, not the Earth, scientists tell us."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-SJWmKflbDc tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 0px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SJlXKze-Dq\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-S15YzeWD5\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-rkRtMebwq  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1920px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 81.145833333333%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"Electronique-Recyclage-Economie circulaire-Smartphone-Ordinateur\" title = \"Electronique-Recyclage-Economie circulaire-Smartphone-Ordinateur\" data-src = \"https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Electronique-Recyclage-Economie-circulaire-Smartphone-Ordinateur.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-rkRtMebwq .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-rkRtMebwq.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S15YzeWD5.tatsu-column{width: 47.8%;}.tatsu-S15YzeWD5.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-S15YzeWD5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S15YzeWD5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S15YzeWD5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S15YzeWD5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S15YzeWD5.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S15YzeWD5.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S15YzeWD5.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-BkecFMx-P9\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-HkO5fgWw9   \" ><style>.tatsu-HkO5fgWw9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-HkO5fgWw9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) believes that a global effort is now needed to exploit this waste, rather than exploiting the Earth. It is campaigning to draw attention to the unsustainability of continuing to extract all the precious elements used in consumer technologies. The association hopes to encourage people to take their old and unwanted appliances to recycling centers, rather than storing them in drawers and forgetting about them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-HJiiMxWP9   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-61350996\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"BBC (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HJiiMxWP9 .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BkecFMx-P9.tatsu-column{width: 52.2%;}.tatsu-BkecFMx-P9.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-BkecFMx-P9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkecFMx-P9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkecFMx-P9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BkecFMx-P9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BkecFMx-P9.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BkecFMx-P9.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BkecFMx-P9.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-SJWmKflbDc .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-SJWmKflbDc > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJWmKflbDc > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJWmKflbDc .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones contain around 30 different elements, some of which are being depleted on Earth. According to the scientists, there is an urgent need to speed up the recycling of electronic waste, as the extraction of precious metals for the manufacture of new gadgets is not sustainable. According to one study, the mountain of discarded electronics worldwide will weigh 57 million tonnes in 2021 alone.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/we-need-to-exploit-electronic-waste-not-the-earth-scientists-tell-us\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13754,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740\/revisions\/13754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}