Tech Trash Begets New Superhighway

Iria · Feb 27, 2009, 06:48 PM

Tech trash – consisting mainly of used computers, cell phones, televisions and other hi-tech gadgets -- is quickly becoming a problem not only in the United States, but all over the world. Each year consumers purchase new toys and most throw out the old ones, either to be disposed of in landfills -- a practice becoming more and more frowned upon and restricted -- or sent to recycling centers where the valuable metals can be separated and the harmful constituents disposed of properly.
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Feb 27, 2009, 06:48 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Tech Trash Begets New Superhighway Tech trash – consisting mainly of used computers, cell phones, televisions and other hi-tech gadgets -- is quickly becoming a problem not only in the United States, but all over the world. Each year consumers purchase new toys and most throw out the old ones, either to be disposed of in landfills -- a practice becoming more and more frowned upon and restricted -- or sent to recycling centers where the valuable metals can be separated and the harmful constituents disposed of properly. ______________ Source: DailyTech