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Worldwide Electronic Waste to Reach 65 Million Tons by 2017
2013-12-23 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The volume of electronic waste generated worldwide is expected to climb by 33 percent by 2017 to 65 million tons, according to a study conducted by a partnership of United Nations organizations, industry, governments and scientists. So many computers, televisions, mobile phones and other devices are being tossed away annually that within four years the volume of e-waste would fill a 15,000-mile line of 40-ton trucks, the report said. The report, released by a group called StEP--Solving the E-Waste...
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