Billions of working smartphones reach the end of their service lives each year and move into drawers, recycling streams, and waste piles. The WEEE Forum estimated that 5.3 billion mobile phones became electronic waste in 2022. Many of these devices still function. The average smartphone stays in use for about three years, and owners often replace handsets that retain enough computing power for other jobs. A team at the Université Libre de Bruxelles examined a … More →
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