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The Story of Electronics
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Written by Ilse Savenije   
Friday, 26 November 2010
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In an effort to increase their profits, the electronics industry has adopted a “design for the dump” mentality. A lot of electronics seem to be designed to break or fail, so we have to buy new stuff more often.

Watch this video about the electronics industry, which encourages product take back, reducing toxic components, making stuff longer lasting and more easily to recycle.

Also, you might like to read our article about the increasing pile of e-waste.

Photo by: Ilse Savenije

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