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E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN (www.theregister.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I used to live in a county where it was incredibly easy. Just pull into their clean transfer center and they'll take it out of your trunk for you. Not just e-waste, but toxic stuff like paint and motor oil. And it was paid for by a very small tax increase.

But now that I live in a different county I have to drop off my electronics between 9 and 3 on a weekday, and there is no mechanism for me to dispose of toxic household waste.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

a very small tax increase

That was likely painted as killing your children and causing hellfire to rain down on your home, if some political ads are to be believed. And that's the actual issue at the heart of everything: if a corporation can't make obscene amounts of profit doing it, it won't get done.