Will Scientists Develop a Zero-Waste Cell Phone?

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By Nexus MediaApr 24, 2018, 11:10 am100 pts
By Marlene Cimons How often do you swap out your old smartphone for a new one? Every two or three years? Every year? Today, phone companies make it easy with deals to trade in your old phone for the newest version. But those discarded phones are becoming a huge source of waste, with many components ending up in…

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