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What an E-Waste (interesting article on electronic waste: Source - IEEE Spectrum)

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Interactive Map: What an E-Waste
Consumer electronics, critics charge, are designed for the dump. The latest gizmo enjoys a year or two of cutting-edge relevance and another two to five collecting dust. Then we throw it away, often to another part of the world. This map shows where e-waste originates and where it ends up. 
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