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Text 23 America's Toxic Electronic Waste Trade The U.S. is the only developed nation that does not ban exports of toxic discarded electronics. usnews.com By Tom Risen Staff Writer April 22, 2016 (468 words: 105-130 words maximum). Americans line up in droves every year to buy new gadgets, but the discarded older models of devices are too often shipped by recycling firms to foreign countries to avoid the cost of processing the toxic scrap. Electronics recycling is becoming less profitable as tech companies try to save costs by using fewer rare minerals like...