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Trash Inc.: The Secret Life of Garbage

Quiz: QUIZ: E-cycling

Question 4 of 10

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, how many desktop computers are in storage?

  1. 6 million
  2. 66 million
  3. 660 million
  4. 6 billion
Correct!

Not all used electronics are disposed of improperly. A considerable portion of them sits in closets, attics and garages, where they will do nothing but gather dust for the conceivable future. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that as of 2007, 65.7 million desktop computers languish in storage.

SOURCE: Statistics on the Management of Used and End-of-Life Electronics | United States Environmental Protection Agency

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