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India could be dumping ground of US e-waste [1]

An average American generated 29.8kg of hitech trash in 2012 — six times higher than China’s per capita figure of 5.4kg.

Publication Date: 
16/12/2013
Kounteya Sinha [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
India [4], Electronic Waste [5], China [6], Mobile Phone [7], Computers [8], Toxic Wastes [9], Developing Countries [10], Hazardous Waste [11]

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