新西兰尽管有法律和环境风险,但由于缺乏回收利用,每年从电子废物中回收的黄金中浪费60M美元。 New Zealand wastes $60M annually in recoverable gold from e-waste due to lack of recycling, despite laws and environmental risks.

新西兰每年产生99,000吨电子废物,其中98%是填埋或非法倾倒的,尽管2020年法律规定了回收计划。 New Zealand generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste yearly, with 98% landfilled or illegally dumped despite a 2020 law mandating a recovery scheme. 环境团体零废物Aotearoa敦促政府从电子废物中开采黄金,而不是在生态敏感地区扩大采矿活动,指出电子废物每吨的黄金比矿石多达800倍。 Environmental group Zero Waste Aotearoa urges the government to mine gold from e-waste instead of expanding mining in ecologically sensitive areas, noting e-waste holds up to 800 times more gold per tonne than ore. 没有监管制度,新西兰就损失了6 000万美元的潜在营业额,因为像MINT创新公司这样的公司迁往澳大利亚。 Without a regulated system, New Zealand has lost $60 million in potential turnover as companies like MINT Innovation moved to Australia. 该小组说,回收利用电子废物提供了一种可持续的、经济上有利可图的替代办法,可保护生态系统,并建立一个循环经济。 The group says recycling e-waste offers a sustainable, economically beneficial alternative that protects ecosystems and builds a circular economy.