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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

Switzerland was the first country in the world to adopt an electronics recycling system is 1991.Things South Korea also has a developed electronics recycling system that now recovers and properly processes over 75 percent of discarded electronics. There are no legal structures for electronics recycling in Africa yet.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

22 Nationwide, Uber adopted a complex new “full fare” algorithm in 2021 that many drivers claim makes it increasingly difficult to track rider fares or understand what they will earn on a given ride. Growing government support in South Korea provides one example of the possibilities. 9</sup).

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