Illegal U.P. e-waste dumpPiles of old televisions and other electronics are heaped on the property of William Harris in Daggett Township in Menominee County, Mich. After years of seeking to stop the unauthorized collection of e-waste at the property, state officials completed a cleanup in the spring of 2025.Courtesy of Michigan EGLE

MENOMINEE COUNTY, MI – The black plastic carcasses dwarfed the mobile home behind them.

The remains of boxy cathode-ray tube televisions jumbled with computer monitors, printers and flat screens, forming a mountain almost two stories high.

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