上千万件电子产品 “被堆放在抽屉里”

一项研究估计，在英国家庭中，共堆积了多达四千万件不再被使用的旧电子产品。而且每一件产品中都含有多种珍贵且日益 “濒危” 的元素。

The Royal Society of Chemistry's survey of more than 2,000 people revealed that almost half have between two and five old gadgets in their homes and most people have no plans to recycle them.

英国皇家化学学会（Royal Society of Chemistry）对两千多人进行的一项调查显示，近一半的人家中有两到五件旧电子设备，而且绝大多数人不打算对这些设备进行回收再利用。

This means an estimated 40 million old devices, most containing elements the Earth is simply running out of, could be languishing in cupboards and drawers.

这意味着，大约有四千万件旧设备，其中大多数设备都含有地球即将耗尽的元素，可能会在柜子和抽屉里报废。

The mines for elements such as indium, for example, which is used to make touch screens, will be exhausted within a century.

例如，用于制造触摸屏幕的铟等元素的矿藏将在一个世纪内枯竭。

Meanwhile, demand for more advanced personal devices continues to increase. So scientists say recycling our old tech is the only sustainable solution.

与此同时，对更先进的个人设备的需求日益增长。因此，科学家们说，回收我们的旧电子设备是唯一可持续的解决方案。