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Australia is still miles behind in recycling electronic products

Does not compute: Australia is still miles behind in recycling electronic products, The Conversation Graciela Metternicht This article was co-written by Ashleigh Morris, an honours student in environmental management at UNSW Australia. August 3, 2016 Australia is lagging far behind other rich countries in dealing with the growing mountain of “e-waste” from discarded electrical and electronic products.

My research, carried out with my student Ashleigh Morris, shows that in comparison with leading nations like Japan and Switzerland, Australia’s management of e-waste is ineffective and poorly implemented. This means that precious metals are not being recycled and hazardous materials are going into landfill instead of being properly dealt with…….https://theconversation.com/does-not-compute-australia-is-still-miles-behind-in-recycling-electronic-products-63381

August 3, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News