Ewaste remains a massive problem. We’re two high school students who launched Ecoolair, a solar-powered fan project, to tackle ewaste and deliver affordable, cooler lifestyles.
In March of 2023, CBS News reported that more than 90% of discarded solar panels end up in landfills and as such, by 2030 we are expected to have an area equivalent to approximately 3,000 football fields of retired panels. Next, PIRG noted that in the United States alone, we generate about 6.9 million tons of e-waste each year. Then, they reported WEF’s estimate that we’ll produce around 81.6 million tons of e-waste globally– yearly. Finally, the Brookings Institution found that 23 million US residents are currently living in neighborhoods experiencing intense heat, facing high energy costs, and housing vulnerable residents least able to cope with these impacts.
Hi, we’re Ishita and…