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We have an environmental levy on electronics that supposedly covers the cost of recycling the product. However, I have never seen any reports on whether it tru
by dade_ 9y ago
We have an environmental levy on electronics that supposedly covers the cost of recycling the product. However, I have never seen any reports on whether it truly covers the recycling cost or if it has improved landfill diversion.
- adrianN 9y ago"Recycling" electronics means shipping them to Africa where they're first dumped and then burned to recover some of the metals. The results are as disastrous as you would imagine, both for the environment and the people. This is what it looks like: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/feb/27/agbogbloshie-worlds-largest-e-waste-dump-in-pictures https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/feb/27/...