A Mountain That Never Stops Expanding. ' What to Know About The Electronic Garbage Your Devices Leave Behind

You're not alone if you have one or more drawers full of outdated devices and wires.
A long list of functional and glitzy household electronics goods have been produced as a result of decades of the tech industry's push to "innovate or die," yet many of these same products also need to be replaced almost as quickly as new technology is developed.
A tsunami of electronic garbage, also known as e-waste, is the outcome of this so-called planned obsolescence and the limited number of possibilities for repairing older equipment over time. And the consequences go far beyond the inconvenience of having to decide what to do with the junk that is stashed away inside your house.
"It only becomes worse if obsolescence is planned. Nowadays, people anticipate getting a new computer every three to four years, a new phone every two years, and so on "Jim Puckett, executive director of the Basel Action Network, a watchdog organization for e-waste based in Seattle, stated. It is a mountain that keeps expanding,