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E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

The world is producing more electronic waste than ever.

A boy in a school uniform sits next to a vendor selling used remote controls for various home appliances in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Workers, many of them migrants from across Vietnam, repair or salvage items like laptops, scarred mobile phones, camera lenses, television remotes, even entire air conditioning units. A Buddha head statue sits atop used electronic devices while shoppers browse for items in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

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