澳大利亚人面临着日益严重的电子废物危机,但创新的回收项目将垃圾转化为有价值的材料和可持续的产品。 Australians face a growing e-waste crisis, but innovative recycling projects turn trash into valuable materials and sustainable products.

澳大利亚人每年每人生产大约20公斤电子废物,其中多数含有铜、锡和稀土等有价值的材料,如可超过传统矿井中发现的浓度的等稀土元素。 Australians produce about 20kg of electronic waste per person yearly, much of which contains valuable materials like copper, tin, and rare earth elements such as neodymium—concentrations that can exceed those found in traditional mines. Veena Sahajwalla教授主张将电子废物视为一种资源,而不是垃圾,敦促决策者和行业投资于当地的回收系统。 Professor Veena Sahajwalla advocates treating e-waste as a resource, not trash, urging policymakers and industries to invest in local recycling systems. 她在悉尼的团队利用回收玻璃将旧床垫转化为绿色瓷砖,符合澳大利亚的商业标准,而在Taree的一个项目中,铝用“绿色钢”技术将铝回收成气溶胶罐。 Her team in Sydney has turned old mattresses into green ceramic tiles using recycled glass, meeting Australian commercial standards, while a project in Taree recycles aluminum into aerosol cans using “green steel” technology. 这些创新提供了可扩展的可持续解决方案,以减少垃圾填埋的使用和支持国内供应链。 These innovations offer scalable, sustainable solutions to reduce landfill use and support domestic supply chains.