Feeling Obsolescence

Melissa Gregg

doi:10.1145/3742468

Feeling Obsolescence

Melissa Gregg^*

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Bristol Digital Futures Institute

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Electronic waste is “the fastest growing waste stream in the world” and has been so for over a decade. The earliest reference I have for this claim is a 2014 International Labour Organization report [[]1], though it feels like I’ve been hearing it my whole life. Early awareness of e-waste’s colossal reach came from foundational advocacy by the Basel Action Network, whose 2002 film Exporting Harm (https:// bit.ly/3ZJxfw3) exposed the myth of electronics recycling.

Original language	English
Pages	16-17
Number of pages	2
Volume	32
No.	4
Specialist publication	Interactions (N.Y.)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3742468
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2025

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