50 MILLION TONS WASTE EVERY YEAR

 50 MILLION TONS OF ELECTRONICAL WASTE EVERY YEAR 

( BY CAMELIA - ADM 3)  

Companies are using precious metals and other minerals from electronic waste to create necklaces, rings and bracelets.

Around 50 million tons of electronic waste are discarded every year.

Recycling these devices could also help reduce mining activity, Extracting just 10 grams of gold displaces nearly five tons of earth.