We cannot deny that IoT has been a significant part of our lives as it automates tasks that lead to increased efficiency and productivity. However, despite being useful, IoT also brings different issues and challenges not just to our society but also to our environment. According to Li et al. (2020), the development utilizes limited resources, leaving behind different environmental footprints, especially different kinds of pollutants (Zeinalnezhad et al., 2020). The prevalence of IoT greatly impacted the way people live. The article indicates that IoT technologies have made increased use of limited resources or raw materials, which in some cases have become rare or are already rare. The IoT devices make use of several electronic components such as sensors, microcontrollers, communication modules, and batteries. The production of these components has raised a demand for raw materials such as rare earth elements, silicon, lithium, and other...