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Europe's plan to fix its massive e-waste problem

Aditi Rajagopal
October 11, 2024

Europeans have more ‘things’ than anybody else and the EU is working hard to reduce the massive amounts of e-waste produced in the region every year. Some states are being innovative. Like Berlin – who is paying residents to repair their broken things. Can this really make a difference?

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Aditi Rajagopal from the DW Environment team
Aditi Rajagopal Aditi Rajagopal is a DW environment reporter mainly working for Planet A on Youtube and tiktok.
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