e-waste

Agbogbloshie, Ghana in 2012.

Here’s how to keep that old cell phone you’re about to toss from becoming toxic e-waste in a developing country

Environment

You’ve seen the new iPhone 6. You want one. You buy one. So what do you do with your old iPhone to make sure it doesn’t end up in some e-waste toxic pile in West Africa? We’ve got a few recommendations from an e-waste expert.

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