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Your old phone is hard to recycle. America has 25 laws to blame
Half of the United States has no e-waste recycling laws, while the other half struggles to agree on definitions of e-waste and who should cover recycling costs. America's 25 existing laws create inconsistency in managing electronic waste.
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