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NEWS & ANALYSIS: Biodegradable Electronics Debut

2015-07-02 17:41:53| Trucking - Topix.net

Today our landfills are being overrun by discarded electronic devices fabricated on silicon substrates that do not biodegrade for decades or even longer if left in their sealed plastic cases. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition , for instance, estimates that over 55 million tons of old smartphones, personal computers, televisions and other silicon-based devices are discarded each year, only about 14 percent of which are recycled.

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