Up to 40 million unused electronic devices are estimated to be ‘stockpiled’ around the country.
There’s a strong chance you’ve got an old Nokia or Sony phone stashed away in a cupboard or drawer somewhere as a backup in case you lose yourIt’s probably sitting alongside an old HP or Dell laptop that you never quite got around to recycling.
Most households said they planned to hang on to the old devices as ‘spares’. But the RSC says that all this is doing is creating a stockpile of old technology that contains valuable materials the world is fast running out of.Things like indium, gallium and silver are all used in consumer electronics. But if trends continue as they are then natural supplies of these materials will be gone within a hundred years.
According to the survey, 52% of 16-24 year olds have 10 or more gadgets in their homes compared with 39% of 35-44 year olds and 30% of 55-75 year olds.
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