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Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates

Lead researcher Komal Habib, a professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, said the rising rate of electronic consumption can be attributed to the increased pace of technological developments since the turn of the millennium, shorter device lifespan and consumer habits.

Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, is expected to keep rising: studyesidence

.“It’s our responsibility to be mindful of our consumption patterns,” said Habib. “We really don’t need to upgrade our product every year or every two years if it’s fully functional and providing the service we bought it for.”

Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, is expected to keep rising: study

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, UW study indicates

"The phone I'm holding right now ... is five years old, but not many Canadians are like me, right? They tend to upgrade their device every year." said Komal Habib