650 million cellphones are created each year. 130 million will find their way into the nearby garbage dump per year, creating 65,000 tons of trash. That's a lot of waste, and dangerous waste -- releasing toxins that have been linked to cancer and neurological disorders. Now think of the other disposable electronics that are being created each year. Everything from the walkmans, disposable cameras, radios, pagers, etc. Our consumer society will be the death of us. There is hope however -- enter Pvaxx Research and Development. They've developed a phone cover made of a biodegradable plastic that can be rigid or flexible, and contains a sunflower seed. When the plastic biodegrades, it releases nitrates that feed the sunflower seed -- which blooms. It's amazing what can be accomplished when people put their minds to it.
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Some companies have recycling programs. At this time, Apples (computers, ipods, etc) does not, and you are so right about them clogging up our dumps.
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