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Australians face a growing e-waste crisis, but innovative recycling projects turn trash into valuable materials and sustainable products.
Australians produce about 20kg of electronic waste per person yearly, much of which contains valuable materials like copper, tin, and rare earth elements such as neodymium—concentrations that can exceed those found in traditional mines.
Professor Veena Sahajwalla advocates treating e-waste as a resource, not trash, urging policymakers and industries to invest in local recycling systems.
Her team in Sydney has turned old mattresses into green ceramic tiles using recycled glass, meeting Australian commercial standards, while a project in Taree recycles aluminum into aerosol cans using “green steel” technology.
These innovations offer scalable, sustainable solutions to reduce landfill use and support domestic supply chains.
Los australianos se enfrentan a una creciente crisis de residuos electrónicos, pero los innovadores proyectos de reciclaje convierten la basura en materiales valiosos y productos sostenibles.