Report predicts recycling growth

Report predicts recycling growth

By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling

In 2010, the value of the e-scrap reuse and recycling market was nearly $6.8 billion, and the industry is expected to grow through the next decade, according to a new report.

"E-Waste Recycling and Reuse Services Worldwide [1]" predicts that collection services alone for the industry will more than triple by 2020. The report also finds that in 2010, China and India will have the largest shares of the market in terms of value, commanding 23.7 percent and 21.6 percent respectively. Additionally, the report suggests that the issue of e-scrap being dismantled in an unsafe way might be exaggerated, producing both good and bad consequences.

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