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A new UN report finds that humanity is generating 137 billion pounds of TVs, smartphones, and other e-waste a year—and recycling less than a quarter of it. Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new UN report finds that humanity is generating 137 billion pounds of TVs, smartphones, and other e-waste a year—and recycling less than a quarter of it.Read this story <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/e-waste-recycling-cant-keep-up-precious-metals/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. 

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The World's E-Waste Has Reached a Crisis Point

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