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Have you ever heard the term e-waste? What is it?[qh]
你听说过电子垃圾这个词吗?这是什么?[qh]
E-waste can be discarded cell phones, laptops or really any other type of tech device that gets thrown away.[qh]
电子垃圾可以是被丢弃的手机、笔记本电脑或其他任何被丢弃的科技设备。[qh]
And according to recent data reports, the amount of electronic waste is reaching staggering heights, so much so that the capacity for recycling simply isn't enough.[qh]
根据最近的数据报告，电子垃圾的数量正在达到惊人的高度，以至于回收的能力根本不够。[qh]
There's growing concern over the potential environmental issues that might be caused if we don't find a sufficient way to combat these growing piles of e-waste.[qh]
越来越多的人担心，如果我们找不到足够的方法来对付这些越来越多的电子垃圾，可能会造成潜在的环境问题。[qh]
Many discarded electronics have been sent to developing countries in Africa where they are being dismantled and parts of them are reused.[qh]
许多废弃的电子产品被送往非洲的发展中国家，在那里它们被拆解，部分被重新利用。[qh]
Our Kim Brunhuber shows us what it's like in Ghana as they try to get this boom of e-waste under control.[qh]
我们的Kim Brunhuber向我们展示了加纳试图控制电子垃圾激增的情况。[qh]
These men in Ghana are rummaging through discarded electronics. Using screwdrivers and pliers, they break down computers and cell phones for any parts they can salvage.[qh]
加纳的这些人正在翻找废弃的电子产品。他们用螺丝起子和钳子把电脑和手机拆开，找出任何可以抢救的部件。[qh]
But this is just one electronic wasteland.[qh]
但这仅是其中一个电子荒原。[qh]
An alarming new U.N. report says that since 2010, the amount of global e-waste has grown five times faster than it can be collected and recycled.[qh]
联合国一份令人担忧的新报告称，自2010年以来，全球电子垃圾的数量增长速度是其收集和回收速度的五倍。[qh]
According to the study, a record 62 million metric tons of e-waste was produced in 2022. That's an increase of 82% from 2010.[qh]
根据这项研究，2022年产生了创纪录的6200万吨电子垃圾。这比2010年增长了82%。[qh]
And the world is on track to generate a whopping 82 million tons of e-waste in 2030.[qh]
到2030年，全球将产生8200万吨电子垃圾。[qh]
What's more, e-waste recycling only produces 1% of the rare earth elements needed to meet the current demand, which leaves the world highly dependent on just a few countries where rare earths are mined, including countries in Africa.[qh]
更重要的是，电子垃圾回收只能产生满足当前需求所需的1%的稀土元素，这使得世界高度依赖少数几个开采稀土的国家，包括非洲国家。[qh]
The continent generates the lowest amount of e-waste, but recycling rates there are below 1%.[qh]
非洲大陆产生的电子垃圾数量最少，但回收率低于1%。[qh]
A high-level official with the International Telecommunication Union says it's up to the manufacturers to make a difference by giving devices a longer life cycle.[qh]
国际电信联盟的一名高级官员表示，电子垃圾的数量取决于制造商，他们可通过延长设备的生命周期来起到作用。[qh]
While some countries have implemented environmental regulations to tackle the problem, some are working on a more grassroots level.[qh]
然而，一些国家已经实施了环境法规来解决这个问题，有些国家还在更基层的层面上努力。[qh]
Places like the Fixing Factory in London are teaching consumers to make more sustainable choices.[qh]
像伦敦的修理工厂这样的地方正在教导消费者做出更可持续的选择。[qh]
We buy these things, and the first time they fail, we don't get them fixed.[qh]
我们买了这些东西，它们第一次坏了，我们就不去修理。[qh]
And we're trying to change that mindset.[qh]
我们正在努力改变这种心态。[qh]
So when it fails, just think that's just a part of its life cycle.[qh]
所以当它不能用了的时候，就把它当成它生命周期的一部分。[qh]
It's not the end of it. How can we get that going? How can you get it going a few more years?[qh]
这还不是结束。我们怎样才能做到呢?你怎么能让它再持续几年呢?[qh]
