"Unfortunately, computer manufacturers continue to use hazardous materials in their products. Computers are manufactured cheaply in poor countries, due to less stringent environmental standards and loose occupational regulations. Consumers in weathier countries enjoy the benign phase of the IT life-cycle.

At the end of its life, computer hardware must be handled responsibly to ensure that these substances don't enter the biosphere"

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