February 29, 2008, There would be very few people who could boast that they have owned one cell phone in their lifetime. Be honest, how many phones have you discarded, along with the battery, adapter and charger that go along with it? Now multiply the number of phones and other electronic devices you have thrown away by the number of people in your state. That stockpile of used and outdated electronic products clogging up landfill sites would be getting bigger every day. In fact, the way we’re heading, with almost one in two people carrying a cell phone in their pocket , the impact on the environment becomes frighteningly clear.

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Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Mobile Phones, Environmental, Telephones, Batteries