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#60 Ewaste: Messy Across the Whole Periodic Table - Kees Baldé | United Nations University
Dr. Kees Baldé is a Senior Programme Officer at the Sustainable Cycles Initiative at the United Nations University. Dr. Baldé has been monitoring the growing issue of global ewaste for almost a decade. Today, we talk about why our solutions to ewaste are inadequate and the global mess it creates.
To learn more about Dr. Baldé's work, visit https://unu.edu/experts/kees-balde.html
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 E-waste in 2020
03:40 Challenges in E-waste Management
08:40 Solutions for E-waste
12:48 E-waste Supply Chain
16:40 Future Opportunities
19:58 E-waste vs. Plastic Waste
P.S. Some Fancy Words Dr. Baldé used:
- Freon: A chemical used to absorb heat in refrigerators that is a greenhouse gas.
- CRTs: Cathod Ray Tubes. An electronic component of old display screens used after the 1930s
- Circular economy: An economy where no materials are wasted. Materials from old products are used to make new products.
- Chemical recycling: breaking down plastics into their chemical building blocks (monomers) so they can be reused.
- Printed circuit board: A common electronic component used in most computers. It is made by printing electrically-conductive elements like metal onto non-conductive materials like silicon.
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By The Knowledge ArchivesDr. Kees Baldé is a Senior Programme Officer at the Sustainable Cycles Initiative at the United Nations University. Dr. Baldé has been monitoring the growing issue of global ewaste for almost a decade. Today, we talk about why our solutions to ewaste are inadequate and the global mess it creates.
To learn more about Dr. Baldé's work, visit https://unu.edu/experts/kees-balde.html
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 E-waste in 2020
03:40 Challenges in E-waste Management
08:40 Solutions for E-waste
12:48 E-waste Supply Chain
16:40 Future Opportunities
19:58 E-waste vs. Plastic Waste
P.S. Some Fancy Words Dr. Baldé used:
- Freon: A chemical used to absorb heat in refrigerators that is a greenhouse gas.
- CRTs: Cathod Ray Tubes. An electronic component of old display screens used after the 1930s
- Circular economy: An economy where no materials are wasted. Materials from old products are used to make new products.
- Chemical recycling: breaking down plastics into their chemical building blocks (monomers) so they can be reused.
- Printed circuit board: A common electronic component used in most computers. It is made by printing electrically-conductive elements like metal onto non-conductive materials like silicon.