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Computers and electronic devices contain a lot of different materials. Some take a long time to degrade naturally (such as metals), others take a very long time to degrade (such as plastics). Most problematic, however, are rare earth metals and heavy metals such as lithium, traces of Mercury and similar substances, which can be poisonous when leaking into soil and ground water.

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