Future of the Environment

Electronic waste is piling up in homes, this EU regulation aims to stamp that out

A forklift drives among washing machines stocked in a warehouse of BSH Electromenager in Tournan en Brie, southeast of Paris, France, October 26, 2017. Picture taken October 26, 2017.  REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes - RC19F1628650

Positive spin ... the change means a cut of more than 46 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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