REDUCE, REUSE, REFURBISH
Aug 05, 2019
3 minutes
BY DARRELL HARTMAN
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
JULIE GLASSBERG
on the environment: Close to 50 million tons of toxic e-waste are generated each year, and the mostly Africa-based supply chains for cobalt and rare earth metals used in components are riddled with human rights violations and planet-damaging mining practices. The problem is exacerbated in part by the yearly parade of new models of smartphones, tablets, and wearables from tech giants such as Apple, Samsung, and Google, and all the marketing dollars put
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