Waste or resource?

15 April 2009 00:00

Even in these environmentally conscious times, it seems a fair bet that the majority of consumers scarcely give a thought about where their old or broken hairdryer or toaster ends up when they throw it away. In countries with a well developed infrastructure for recycling, simply depositing unwanted electrical goods in a dedicated recycling bin is probably enough to ease the conscience of people who are concerned, and for anyone suffering a twinge of guilt about dropping such small items in their waste bin together with all their other domestic waste, there may be an assumption that they will magically...

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