With the proliferation of electronic products that not only continue to multiply in numbers but also quickly become obsolete, the accumulation of E-waste is a mounting, daunting problem. The toxic materials that make their way to landfills or incinerators from discarded electronic gadgets, phones, computers and other items rejected in favor of newer models […]
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Writer, editor, photojournalist, cartoonist, Beverly Spicer is the E-Bits columnst at The Digital Journalist, a video and photojournalism webzine at http://digitaljournalist. org. She is a diarist and author of two books. Her undergraduate degree is in physiological psychology and biological sciences, and she has a interdisciplinary Master of Science in architectural studies combining architecture, neuroscience, and Middle Eastern studies. .
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