Hong Kong plans to cut down on electronic waste
Hong Kong has the unwanted title of being one of the highest producers of e-waste. The government is embarking on an ambitious target of cutting that number by half. Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports from Hong Kong.
1 Apr 2017
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