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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Earth. I'm David Biello. Your minute begins now.
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2 .Did you get a new tablet or computer this holiday season?
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3 .A new smartphone? Maybe a new TV?
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4 .Here's a question to tell if you're naughty or nice: what will you do with the old one?
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5 .Most people just throw old gadgets away.
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6 .That's how nearly 50 million metric tons of so-called e-waste were produced in 2012,the weight of 150 Empire State Buildings.
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7 .By 2017, that flood of e-waste will grow to more than 65 million metric tons or 11 Great Pyramids worth.
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8 .That's according to a study from researchers at the U.N., E.P.A.and elsewhere.
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9 .Improper disposal of e-waste has led to some of the world's most toxic pollution hotspots.
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10 .It's also a waste of resources, like valuable rare earth metals.
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11 .China produces the most total e-waste.
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12 .But we Americans hold the title for biggest individual gadget lovers and wasters.
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13 .We produced an average of roughly 30 kilograms of e-waste per person in 2012.
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14 .Impressive, given how light our gizmos are
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15 .Reuse and recycling is the obvious answer.
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16 .Good options exist, including some offered by gadget makers themselves, like Apple.
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17 .But be careful.
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18 .Some unscrupulous recyclers here in the U.S.simply dump the trashed gadgets overseas.
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19 .That's no gift.
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20 .Your minute is up, for Scientific American 60-Second Earth. I'm David Biello.Thanks for listening.
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