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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

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Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Evento De Design De Aplicativos Para Celular. Taipei, Taiwan: 民眾、社群與 NGO 的協作:飲水地.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. In Taiwan, the recycling rate for IT equipment and appliances combined is 82. Four countries in Latin America now have e-waste laws or rules: Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil.