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e-waste
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e-waste
Discarded electronics. Every year, there is an enormous number of computer and electronic devices that become obsolete and are thrown in the trash. Lead, cadmium, mercury and other toxic materials used in this equipment can contaminate the environment. It was estimated that between 2003 and 2010, more than three billion consumer electronic devices would be discarded.


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Mindware and Wyse Technology launch 'EarthSmart Computing' initiative 'Thin computing' campaign to drive awareness on energy consumption and eWaste issues in the Middle East Mindware, a leading IT distributor in the Middle East, and Wyse Technology, the global leader in 'thin computing', have partnered to launch the 'EarthSmart Computing' initiative in the Middle East.
s global asset management business, will be operated as a stand-alone business as part of the Maxus Technology eWaste Solutions Group.
Such a single DC power hub would provide power to multiple electronic products without the need for separate AC-DC power adapters - a green approach that will reduce both home and office clutter, as well as eWaste.
 
 
 
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