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Asia Society's multimedia look at electronic waste shipped overseas and the toxic effect it has on places such as Guiyu, China--known as "trash town." With an interview with Michael Zhao of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society.
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http://www.greenpeac e.org/international/ campaigns/toxics/ele ctronics/where-does- e-waste-end-up
E-waste is routinely exported by developed countries to developing ones, often in violation of the international law. This practice is legal because the US has not ratified the Basel Convention.
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Recycling old electronics keeps toxic components from contaminating the environment. Recycled improperly, however, they could end up polluting not only your area but also other countries.
Visit www.pcworld.com/vide os for more news, reviews and how-to's.
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This investigative film produced by CI's corporate watchdog partner DanWatch reveals how a staggering 500,000 used PCs arrive in Lagos every month - 75% of which go straight to landfill. This is just the tip of the 6.6 million tons of European e-waste dumped on the developing world every year, despite international bans.
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In June 21st, 2008, the native villages of McGrath and Takotna worked together to backhaul the toxic e-waste from their villages. This is the first attempt to show how they did it.
Video duration: 105 seconds
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http://www.greenpeac e.org/electronics
Computers. Mobile Phones. Many of the electronic gadgets we throw away end up being picked apart by hand in China, often by children, contaminating the environment with heavy metals and other poisons.
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Electronic waste at scrap yards in urban centers across India is slowly polluting the environment.
To check the harmful chemicals released at the scrap yards, the Maharashtra government is working on a law to manage electronic waste.