Over 5 billion phones expected to be thrown away in 2022

New research from an international waste group suggests over five billion phones will be thrown away in 2022.

It’s all a part of the growing issue of e-waste – when we throw away electronic gadgets when they could have been recycled.

Whilst a lot of people choose to give their phones away second-hand, or sell their old gadgets, often they end up sitting in drawers at home or being thrown in the bin.

It’s worried that the special and rare materials used to make phones are being wasted.

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