The amount of electric waste worldwide reached 444.7 million tons last year. This means 4,500 Eiffel Towers or 9 Pyramids of Giza. These numbers are unbelievable, and the game turns worst since only 20% of the e-waste produced is recycled. In the least developed countries such as Cambodia, the big mountains of old equipment are growing higher, polluting the environment with toxic materials.
Nobody could have predicted last year where 2020 would take us. COVID-19 pandemic and the drop of the economy are by far what anybody would have predicted. It is like trying to survive in an apocalyptic world of a zombie videogame, but now this seems a little bit realistic since we are not always safe outdoors.
Last year, we were all quarantined for a long time, and with it, many industries are still fighting to survive. The fact of staying home all day has harmfully hit the fashion industry because all we need is the internet, food, water, hygiene stuff, streaming services, and that is it.Departmental stores were closed for a couple of months, and nobody appeared to care because there were no more parties or nights out, so nobody would want to buy a new dress or a new pair of luxurious shoes.
The demand for online streaming services has grown considerably because of urbanization and easy access to the internet. The streaming service market has been expanding faster since the pandemic appeared because everybody is supposed to stay quarantined at home.
When it comes to headphones, there are thousands of choices at different prices, brands, styles, sizes, etc. Under the task of improving their performance, headphones have been changing over time. Years ago, the trend was to use big retro headphones and later they appeared in a smaller size to be more comfortable to wear. The trouble with these was always the same: the cord. Recently, wireless headphones came to solve the disturbing problem of tangled headphones cords.