Just **** percent of electronic waste generated worldwide was documented as formally collected and recycled in 2022. Europe had the highest collection and recycling rate, at **** percent. Many European countries export e-waste - often illegally - to developing countries. Several of these countries are in Africa, where the collection and recycling rate of e-waste was just *** percent.
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