Fast tech has a slow death. Cheap gadgets pile up as e-waste, says new study
A WEEE study has found that nearly 90 per cent of European consumers from 12 countries own at least one such “fast tech” device and 78 per cent of them bought one recently.
https://theprint.in/science/fast-tech-has-a-slow-death-cheap-gadgets-pile-up-as-e-waste-says-new-study/3071624/
Gerry McGovern
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