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Vapes, chargers, and other ‘invisible’ e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem

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Vapes, chargers, and other ‘invisible’ e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem Single-use disgarded vapes in a Lidl, Recycling Bin on May 4,2023 in London, England. | Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images“Invisible” e-waste — from disposable vapes to toys and tangles of cables — is piling up and robbing supply chains of valuable materials. A new analysis counts up all the small electronics people often don’t recognize as e-w…

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Son, You’re Old Enough to Know the Truth, There is No Such Thing as the “Invisible Hand of the Market”

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Son, You’re Old Enough to Know the Truth, There is No Such Thing as the “Invisible Hand of the Market” Son, you’re eight years old now, and you’ll probably hear this soon enough from the other kids on the playground anyway, so I might as well tell you. Santa isn’t real, the Tooth Fairy is imaginary, and there’s no such thing as the “invisible hand of the market.” Why did your mother and I lie to you? Well, we didn’t so much lie to you as tell you…

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