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- ↑ Following The Trail Of Toxic E-Waste
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- ↑ "Executive Recycling Company And Executives Sentenced For Fraud And International Environmental Crimes". The United States Attorney's Office District of Colorado. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-17.