An investigation by Ecostorm for Friends of the Earth has linked mining for tin for use in the manufacture of smartphones to a number of environmental problems on the Indonesian island of Bangka. And research has shown how leading smartphone brands ‘almost certainly’ use tin originating from the island.
Read the full report, Mining for smartphones: the true cost of tin here
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