{"id":3656,"date":"2011-06-14T14:28:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T14:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2019-04-12T10:53:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:53:00","slug":"recycling-cell-phones-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/recycling-cell-phones-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling Cell Phones Not Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/dreamstimefree_11405910.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1241\" title=\"dreamstimefree_11405910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/dreamstimefree_11405910.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1241 lazyload\" title=\"dreamstimefree_11405910\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/dreamstimefree_11405910.gif\"><\/a>While the state of California has had some success in the recycling of electronic waste such as old cell phones, televisions, computers and the like, with more than a billion pounds worth recycled, critics say that the e-waste program in the state is far from perfect, noting that many other forms of electronic waste, such as old video recorders, hard drives and printers, are still slipping through the cracks and calling for a national strategy to address the growing e-waste problem in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a national problem,\u201d says Walter Acorn from the Consumers Electronics Association.&nbsp; \u201cIt deserves a national approach.\u201d&nbsp; Acorn is not the only one who thinks 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