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People in Washington throw away more than 8,000 cellphones a day – even fairly new ones – because many are too difficult to repair. Missing manuals, proprietary tools and commonly replaceable components that are glued in tight or too hard to reach mean everyday electronics often last only a couple of years or less.
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The owners of Total Reclaim, a large electronic waste recycling firm in the Northwest, have been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for wire fraud…