We haven't found a way to make e-waste recycling profitable enough to happen at the scale actually needed.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Recovering valuable materials from electronic waste is technically possible but often not profitable enough on its own to attract the investment needed to handle the sheer volume being generated. Making this economically viable at scale remains unresolved.
Citation ID: WS00723
Title: We haven't found a way to make e-waste recycling profitable enough to happen at the scale actually needed.
URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=723