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Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years – systems for managing e-waste aren't keeping up

  • Written by Callie Babbitt, Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageMost of the world's electronics are not recycled, posing health and environmental risks. catscandotcom/Getty Images

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