e-waste

In China, media have also reported citizens being poisoned handling so-called e-waste, busted imported computers that are torn apart for their scrap metal.

Shanghai Shuts Plants in Lead Probe James T. Areddy 2011

According to the EPA, only about 13.6 percent of so-called e-waste was recycled in 2007.

Rediscovering Values Jim Wallis 2010

According to the EPA, only about 13.6 percent of so-called e-waste was recycled in 2007.

Rediscovering Values Jim Wallis 2010

According to the EPA, only about 13.6 percent of so-called e-waste was recycled in 2007.

Rediscovering Values Jim Wallis 2010

According to the EPA, only about 13.6 percent of so-called e-waste was recycled in 2007.

Rediscovering Values Jim Wallis 2010

According to the EPA, only about 13.6 percent of so-called e-waste was recycled in 2007.

Rediscovering Values Jim Wallis 2010

And what about the companies who become responsible for their products' e-waste?

Dar Williams: 2011: The Year We Conquer E-Waste! Dar Williams 2011

As journalists and scientists risked their lives to expose e-waste atrocities, coalitions formed to create consumer information and policy language to address the global problem of electronic trash.

Dar Williams: 2011: The Year We Conquer E-Waste! Dar Williams 2011

But even better than visiting your city's e-waste facility is sending the broken item back to the manufacturer.

Electronics Makers Get Recycling Grades Siel Ju 2010

As journalists and scientists were risking their lives to expose e-waste atrocities, coalitions were forming to create consumer information and policy language to address the global problem, also getting two crucial large players involved.

Dar Williams: 2011: The Year We Conquer E-Waste! Dar Williams 2011