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Why might people in the United States fail to recycle e-waste?

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because it’s not a law
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Because the US does not have federal or intergovernmental e-waste policies and electronics producers still manufacture products with hazardous materials, e-waste is oftentimes dismantled without strict regulations or compliance so substances like heavy metals, flame retar-dants, and plastics produce public health risks.

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