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Submitted by EvanDonovan on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 17:12.

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The laptops, motherboards, hard drives, and other electronic waste discarded in the United States don't go to the local dump. Instead, as Michael Zhao explains, much e-waste is shipped to Asia, where it ends up in places like Guiyu, China - known as "trash town."

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Submitted by kenteking (not verified) on Sun, 05/18/2008 - 13:49.
Incompetence, self interests, greed, bribery are worldwide issues.This is no different that illegal logging in Brazil, where government officials are part of the bribery chain. First start by educating those people to wear masks and rubber gloves. Finding international leverage would also help (withholding aid to that countries aid package) is onhe tactic. Enforcement of national and international statutes already on the books would also help. Educating the working with picdtures of the results of years of exposure( ala lung cancer in smokers) would also help, once workers understand the long term dangers to themselves(and people who live downstream). Its also sad to askcnowledge that there are some really bad people out there who will never give a s*&t about others, This is were enforcenebt is necessary.
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What do we do about this?

Submitted by AnnaGilliam on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 13:48.

This is great information. Hard to believe it's true. What do we do about this?

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