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Q&A: World Short of Solutions As E-Waste Mounts

Posted August 1st, 2014 at 3:00 pm (UTC-4)
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Technology is a wonderful thing. Occasionally, it has unfortunate byproducts. E-waste is one of them. Today’s tech-addicted world produces about 50 tons of e-waste every year, according to the United Nations University, a UN think tank. That ranges from cellphones to major appliances – anything with a plug, cartridge or battery. Industrialized countries generate part […]