Jakarta, March 4 -- Discussions about environmental sustainability should not only focus on efforts to address plastic and microplastic waste, but we also need to start paying attention to electronic waste.

Electronic waste from used cell phones, refrigerators, televisions, printers, and washing machines contain various minerals and metals that may potentially pollute the environment if not managed properly, according to Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Laksana Tri Handoko.

Last year, the United Nations also indicated that this issue could become a future disaster for human life.

The 2024 global electronic waste monitoring report recently released by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the ...