Record Amount of E-Waste Generated Globally in 2014, Report Finds

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By Yale Environment 360Apr 20, 2015, 11:20 am64 pts
A record amount of electronic waste was discarded in 2014, with a total of 41.8 million tons of personal electronics and household 2014 saw a record amount of e-waste. appliances hitting landfills worldwide, a new report from the United Nations University found. The highest per-capita totals of so-called…

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