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Oct132010
E-waste is getting out of control - Infographic
Brandon Davenport
In today’s world, we want more (and better quality) for less, and less money. The average household has enough electronics to build an (awesome) gadget-fort, and the most popular way to get rid of the gadgets we no-longer want is to simply toss them on the trash. Little thought is put into what actually happens behind the scenes, and how our electronics are picked apart for valuable metals, and disposed of. Here is a simple infographic of how much e-waste we are generating, and a video showing what actually happens when you “recycle” a gadget.
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