Nearly Half a Billion Cheap Electrical Items Ended Up in UK Landfills in the Past Year, Research Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesOct 13, 2023, 7:21 pm527 ptsHotTop
Humans love portable electronics, from the Walkman in the 1980s to the disposable vapes and handheld, miniature fans of today. Over the years, as demand for these electronic gadgets has soared, they have gotten cheaper, leading to an enormous amount of waste. In the past year, 471 million small, inexpensive…

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