Study: More than 230,000 tonnes of business electricals thrown away every year

Cecilia Keating
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Study charts scale of electronics waste produced by businesses | Credit: iStock
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Study charts scale of electronics waste produced by businesses | Credit: iStock

Campaigners warn widespread failure to recycle and reuse business electronics waste safely is undermining climate goals

Businesses in the UK are failing to correctly recycle the mountains of electronics they purchase, a practice that is undermining climate goals and hurting the natural environment, campaigners have warned....

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