Recycling Electronics
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:30
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About two and a half million tons of old computers, televisions, cell phones, fax machines, and other equipment are trashed each year in the United States. New laws are making it tougher to dump e-waste into landfills, so more of these techno-relics are finding their way to specialized scrap yards where the components are broken down, sorted, and re-sold...
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About two and a half million tons of old computers, televisions, cell phones, fax machines, and other equipment are trashed each year in the United States. New laws are making it tougher to dump e-waste into landfills, so more of these techno-relics are finding their way to specialized scrap yards where the components are broken down, sorted, and re-sold...
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