In fact, the United Nations estimates that there's about 85 billion pounds a year of electronics waste that gets discarded around the world each and every year -- and that's one of the most rapidly growing parts of our waste stream.
Taisnību sakot, Apvienotās Nācijas lēš, ka katru gadu pasaulē mēslainē izmet apmēram 85 miljardus mārciņu elektronisko atkritumu un tas ir tikai viens no visstraujāk pieaugošajiem atkritumu veidiem.