#47 - What Do We Do With All Our E-waste?

Think about all the electrical devices in your home. Your phone, kettle, computer, washing machine... the list goes on. It's estimated that each household in Australia has 350 kilos of electrical material, and we chuck out 35 kilos of the stuff per person per year. And the worst part? Australia only recycles 10% of our e-waste. So what do we do with all those cables and devices? In a special collaboration with Think: Digital Futures, we delve deep into the e-waste problem to try and find some solutions. Producers/Presenters: Jake Morcom Ellen Leabeater Speakers: Spyro Kalos - Manager, Mobile Muster Ashleigh Morris- Researcher, University of New South Wales Damien Giurco - Professor in Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney Dr Neil Gordon - Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Hull, England Benjamin Gaulon - Media artist and Associate Professor, New School Parsons Paris Erin Lewis Fitzgerald - Founder and Managing Director of Bright Sparks For more info visit 2ser.com/thinksustainability To hear more from Ellen Leabeater, subscribe to Think: Digital Futures in your podcast app. Think: Digital Futures and Think: Sustainability are supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.