Are Assets Leading to More E-Waste the Result of Lack of IT Management?
By Roel Decneut, Chief Strategy Officer at Lansweeper | Sustainability Magazine
March 11, 2023
Roel Decneut, Chief Strategy Officer at Lansweeper, discusses the ever-growing concerns around electronics waste and sustainable asset management.
The tech industry thrives on the new. From new iPhone launches to Windows operating systems, we all love waiting in anticipation for the next big thing in technology.
But this attitude may be fuelling a planet-sized crisis that experts believe will only worsen unless something changes soon.
What used to be a small mound of old tech discarded on landfill sites now forms mini mountains – the peak of which is growing year-on-year. An estimated 74 million tons of e-waste will be produced globally every year by 2030, many of which will never be recycled or reused.
