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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

South Korea also has a developed electronics recycling system that now recovers and properly processes over 75 percent of discarded electronics. Japan has a structured system based on their Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances and their Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

5 As for Uber and Lyft, these companies maintain policies that reward workers for low ride- cancellation rates—policies that are so tightly enforced, drivers are pressured to continue their rides even in the face of verbal abuse or physical assault. Growing government support in South Korea provides one example of the possibilities.

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