Electronic Hell

November 28, 2007

China made the headlines for the wrong reasons again. First their toys are unsafe and have to be recalled. Some where even banned. Now, they are being rapped for not handling the electronic waste in a proper way. I recalled reading an article about this problem not too long ago and I tell you, the whole disposable area was covered with a mountain of electronic parts, especially from computers. Villagers went there to find a living from collecting usable parts. But what they didn’t mention is the invisible chemical emitted from the waste.

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