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Mexico: 300,000 Tons of Electronic Waste

Written bySilvia Viñas
Posted 23 June 2010 15:53 GMT

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Mexico produces about 300,000 tons of electronic waste each year. According to Pepe Flores [es], Mexico is behind in legislating on this issue and warns that the electronic residue presents a sanitary risk.

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