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This is basically the definition of plastic waste.

• 1001101 6y ago
  And are people supposed to tear it down and dispose of the battery separately? (the battery is hazardous and has markings indicating it is not to be thrown away).
  • runbyfruity 6y ago
    I guarantee literally nobody removes the batteries before throwing these out. It's a shame, really. I'm sure there are bulkier sources of eWaste, but still. Someone pees on a computer for 30 seconds and then it gets thrown away forever.
  • Cthulhu_ 6y ago
    I'm confident that kinda thing happens at the waste processing plant. But that's making assumptions about waste disposal.
    • dwighttk 6y ago
      I’m confident it doesn’t.
    • MertsA 6y ago
      No one is digging through trash looking for tiny batteries embedded in disposable electronics. The dump truck gets unloaded straight on top of a landfill and bulldozers spread it around in the majority of the US.