Electronic waste, also known as “E-waste”, is used to describe the waste from useless electronics such as computers, phones, fridges, washing machines, TVs and so on. Most of these electronics are not often rubbish, but just given up. In 2019, the world produced 53.6 million tons of e-waste, and the world’s e-waste will reach 74.7 million tons by 2030.
电子垃圾（Electronic waste），也被称为“E-waste”，用于描述废弃的电子产品，如电脑、手机、冰箱、洗衣机、电视等。这些电子产品大多不是垃圾，而是被丢弃的。2019年，全球产生了5360万吨电子垃圾，到2030年，全球电子垃圾将达到7470万吨。
Last week, Guangming Research Center made surveys among 1,00 residents in Xingfu community. The surveys were mainly about different kinds of e-waste and how the residents deal with e-waste. The diagrams below show the results.
上周，光明研究中心对幸福社区1000名居民进行了调查。调查主要是关于不同种类的电子垃圾以及居民如何处理电子垃圾。下图是调查结果。
Diagram I Different kinds of e-waste that the residents produce each year
图一 居民每年产生的不同种类电子垃圾
Diagram II How the residents deal with e-waste
图二 居民如何处理电子垃圾
E-waste is the world’s fastest-growing kind of waste, and only a small part of it is collected and recycled. Some residents think they should recycle e-waste, because e-waste includes many valuable metals, such as gold, silver and so on. They say they try to repair some electronics rather than buy new ones. They also give away their electronics which they don’t like any more to people in need.
电子垃圾是世界上增长最快的垃圾，只有一小部分被收集和回收。一些居民认为应该回收电子垃圾，因为电子垃圾包括许多贵重金属，如金、银等。他们想修理一些电子产品，而不是购买新的。他们还把自己不再喜欢的电子产品送给有需要的人。
