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Discarded Mobile Phones Create an Avalanche of Toxic E-Waste
by David Gutierrez

(NaturalNews) Thousands of tons of electronic waste hit landfills each year as users upgrade to new mobile phones and discard the old ones.

According to British newspaper The Independent, there are already 11,000 tons of unused cellular phones in the United Kingdom that have not yet been disposed of. Most of these phones will eventually be discarded, along with old laptops, portable music players and video game consoles. These electronic products are made with highly toxic metals and other chemicals that leach into the earth when discarded.

An estimated 1 billion mobile phone handsets are sold each year, with 1 million per day coming from Nokia alone. Most cellular phone service providers lure new customers by promising a free new handset for those who sign up. While many companies offer to recycle used mobile phones for consumers, the vast majority of such phones are still thrown away.

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Does anyone hear the mindless babble that consumes their earpieces. Isn't it disgusting
to hang out with someone who's texting mental dribble to their mate whilst they're
being rude to the only living person in their company by pretending the digital
claptrap is essential.

Oh what a load of E-waste. Isn't it better to keep a mobile inside a shielded metal
cage so that it can't cause you harm? Certainly. But tragically, our culture is
eroded by the rudeness of babblecom, and horror upon horrors, imagine the future of
airflight when every fucking passenger's mobile is up and running!!!!!aarrrgghhh

For the blessing of mobile telephony, the horror is being on a leash where assholes
can ring your bell and make you jump like a monkey for kicks. Meanwhile people radiate
their brains with e=waste systematically undermining the value of their own privacy
and the emotional balance of being electroncially alone.