The United Nations warns of the harmful effects of e-waste

The United Nations predicts that the annual global volume of e-waste will increase by 33% by 2017.

The United Nations initiative called "Electronic waste problem solving" today released a report saying that the global volume of electronic products released each year will increase to 65.4 million tons. but most of the increase comes from developing countries.

The coalition of United Nations organizations, grassroots and industry groups said that China had the largest number of electronic goods shipped to the market last year and the second is the United States.

Overall, developing countries and emerging countries emit as much e-waste as developed countries.

Electronic waste, including any products that use batteries and wires, often contain toxic materials for humans and the environment.

The study calls for closer monitoring of e-waste exports, and argues that the lack of consistent reports makes it difficult to establish effective laws on the disposal of e-waste.