It's hard to believe that 2016 is already here. A week into the new year and the new year is filled with promises of new innovation and technological advancement. We are already seeing release dates for the next generation of smart devices and wearables to be hitting the market in 2016. Yet the state of recycling of electronic waste is still not caught up to the rate of consumption of these new devices.
Fortunately, we have seen a marked improvement in social awareness of the effect that this has on the environment as a whole and on the cost of goods in the mobile device market. There have been many new initiatives that were implemented in 2015 that have forced the issue into public view. Many of the nations that are used for off shore dumping have put in place new regulations on dealing with electronic waste and reclamation of the usable materials.
These may seem like small insignificant steps, but the truth of the matter is that even slowing the decline is progress. At some point we will hit a point of equilibrium and the steps taken will be a hallmark of progress in preserving the environment. One small step in the right direction is the beginning of any journey. The world seems to be taking that step, however small it may seem today, towards the right path.
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