This would mean that the annual production of electronic waste would be slashed from the current six million tons to 1.5 million tons, according to EU Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstr m.
The Progress M-12M that went down last week was to deliver more than 3.8 tons of cargo to the space station crew, including food supplies, medical equipment, personal hygiene items and scientific equipment needed for experiments, according to Roscosmos and space officials.
