This Year's E-Waste to Outweigh Great Wall of China

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By Olivia RosaneOct 13, 2021, 5:44 pm438 pts
October 14th is International E-Waste Day, and, to raise awareness about this growing problem, the waste electrical and electronic equipment forum, or WEEE Forum, has published an alarming statistic. In 2021, human beings will discard an estimated 57.4 million tonnes (approximately 63.3 million U.S. tons) of…

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