5 billion cell phones will become e-waste this year & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, October 14, 2022 “Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.” ― Herman Hesse 5 Billion Cell Phones Will Become E-Waste This Year Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a growing problem globally as technology develops more and more. With each year, consumers toss last year’s smart watches and cell phones for the latest model. While some people turn their old devices in for recycling, many keep them stockpiled in a junk drawer or toss them out to go to landfill. The international Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum estimates that in 2022, over 5.3 billion mobile phones alone will be thrown out. [Read More]( Related: [This Year’s E-Waste to Outweigh Great Wall of China]( Climate Protestors Throw Tomato Soup on Iconic van Gogh Painting In perhaps their most controversial protest yet, two Just Stop Oil activists poured tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s famous “Sunflowers” painting in London’s National Gallery. The gallery said the painting itself was not damaged because the canvass was protected by glass. The action comes as Just Stop Oil has been protesting in London for two weeks with a demand that the UK government stop all new oil and gas exploration. [Read More]( Related: [Thousands Protest Climate and Cost of Living Crises in the UK]( Carbon Offsets Are Currently Harming the Path to Net Zero, Report Warns In their bid to reach net-zero by a certain date, many companies are buying carbon offsets to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions by funding activities that are supposed to remove an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. [Read More]( Related: [Airline EasyJet Announces Net-Zero Path That Doesn’t Include Carbon Offsets]( Gas, Oil Heating Prices to Jump This Winter Skyrocketing fossil fuel prices could force American families to choose between heating their home and paying for other necessities this winter. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Crisis Poses as Great a Risk to Energy Systems as Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, WMO Warns]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](