e-waste quiz

One metric ton of iPhones contains 300 times more gold than a tonne of gold ore and 6.5 times more silver than a tonne of silver ore.

• True

• False

How many people worldwide do you think own a smartphone?

• 8 Billion

• 2 Billion

• 300 Million

• 6

In 2019, who do you think produced the most e-waste?

• Northern Europe

• USA

• Eastern Europe

• Asia

Answer explanation

People in norther Europe produced the most amount of E-waste with the average being 22.4kg per person in 2019.

A typical iPhone is estimated to house around 0.034g of gold, 0.34g of silver, 0.015g of palladium and less than one-thousandth of a gram of platinum.

• True

• False

Which of these metals could you find in your smartphone?

• Copper

• Tellurium

• Lithium

• Cobalt

• All of them

According to the UN what is the worth pf precious metals dumped every year through e-waste?

• $5 Billion

• $10 Million

• $10 Billion

• $7 Billion

E-waste is described as what?

• Discarded electric or electronic devices.

• Discarded mobiles and computers.

• Discarded computer parts.

• Discarded items that have a battery.

E-waste contains toxic materials which can leak and when burnt can produce toxic fumes.

• True

• False

E-waste is not a concern and is doing little damage to the environment.

• True

• False

We can keep building new devices and technology without the need to recycle old teach as we have an unlimited supply of rare metals.

• True

• False