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Global E-Waste Flows

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This map shows where the most e-waste is being generated and where it ends up around the world. Click on a country to see where e-waste is coming from and where it goes.

Source: Lepawsky, Josh. 2015. ‘The Changing Geography of Global Trade in Electronic Discards: Time to Rethink the E-Waste Problem’. The Geographical Journal 181 (2): 147–59. doi:10.1111/geoj.12077

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