However the study did not account for "the significant role" of informal waste disposal ... the overall recycling rate, the authors noted. In September, a separate study in Nature by researchers ...

The United States generates more than 2 million tons of electronic waste each year. Even though electronics ... in cell phones are becoming increasingly difficult to find in nature, recycling these ...

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