What is e-waste and what can we do about it?

by | Mar 1, 2025

If you have a few redundant or broken electronics languishing in drawers at home, you’re not alone. The UK is one of the largest producers of household e-waste in the world and we can all be part of the solution.

Prof Richard Herrington, Head of Earth Sciences at the British Natural History Museum, shares some tips for how to dispose of unwanted electronics and tells us about an innovative urban mining project.

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