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UN calls to tackle $19bn e-waste tsunami

2015-05-13 12:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: The UN has expressed grave concerns over the tsunami of dumped computers and smartphones that is expected to reach 50m tonnes by 2017. PCs, smartphones and tablets are being illegally dumped in developing countries, with the mountain of waste growing year by year. Sites where old devices are being dumped release toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil, posing significant health threats to an estimated 200m people globally. A report launched in Geneva on Tuesday said that up to 90%...

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