E-Waste Hell
How are the west's 'recycled' TVs and computers ending up in a toxic dump in Ghana? Dateline investigates the trade in e-waste which is poisoning a once picturesque part of Africa. For more on Giovana Vitola's story, go to the SBS Dateline website... bit.ly
Where does e-waste end up?
www.greenpeace.org 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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E Waste
As much as 80 percent of discarded electronics end up in the trash rather than being recycled in a responsible manner. Even worse, some environmentalists say, they are dumped in developing countries where low paid workers take apart computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipme...
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E-Waste Recycling Creates Jobs
GSA officials have been traveling the country and talking with certified e-waste businesses about recycling electronics and meeting with the men and women who now work in this industry.
Recycling Electronic Waste (E-Waste): GARB's Green Solution to our Worldwide Crisis
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a real and growing problem in the United States and other developing countries. Computers, televisions, cell phones, household appliances and various other types of electronic waste, commercial waste and industrial waste are filling our landfills. Garb Oil & Power ha...
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Dealing with mounting e-waste in India
Every year the world throws out millions of electronic devices, as they become obsolete. It's called e-waste and countries and corporations are discussing new ways of dealing with it at a conference in Vienna. Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports.
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Global Kids' Let's Talk Sustainability E-Waste Show
Global Kids Youth Leaders developed talk shows about sustainability in the virtual world of Second Life. This show focused on the causes and effects of global electronic waste. Visit olpglobalkids.org for more information.
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GOOD Magazine: E-Waste
good.is GOOD Magazine: E-Waste Animation by Ian Lynam Music by E*Rock Needing to chuck your old electronics? The Basel Action Network, who contributed documentary footage to this video, compiled a list of Responsible Recyclers that will not export your old computer. Check out their list here: www...
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E-Waste Hell - Ghana
UN Toxic Waste Ban Moves Forward To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com This compelling report investigates the dirty secret our governments would like to keep hidden from us: their insidious use of developing countries as a dumping ground for ...
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E-waste movie - short version - who's dying for your iPad - the truth of ewaste
There's a risk you're sending toxic garbage overseas when you take it to goodwill or others. The truth about e-waste is that a majority of it goes to a chain of middle men who sell and resell to China, Africa, and India. Our dead toxic computer wind up dumped or burned in poor countries with no E...
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e-waste | A growing environmental and health disaster in Ghana
Thomas Naadi Bitlegma investigates the grave effects that technological waste (e-waste) has on the environment in Ghana and the impact it has on the lives of those who are drawn to work with such hazardous material.
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India faces ever-growing e-waste challenge
India has entered the era of consumption and with it produced piles of e-waste. Once thrown away, old computers and outdated equipment are treated in special facilities where labourers work long days in toxic environments. Duration: 02:02
Electronic Trash Village - China
September 2007 Every year, 35 million tonnes of electronic waste is exported to China to be scrapped. There the rubbish is broken down by hand, poisoning workers and polluting the environment. "Smoke from the computers is too strong to breathe", complains one disposal worker. "I feel dizzy and ca...
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How Can We Tackle the E-Waste Problem? Reduce, Reuse and Recycle with NextWorth!
budurl.com -- Stop contributing to E-Waste, trade your gadgets in to NextWorth instead! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nobody provides more convenient ways to trade-in, trade-up or trade-out of their old devices for cash or a gift card than NextWorth. NextWorth provides ...
E-Waste Anger
After finding Australia's old computers and TVs dumped in impoverished Ghana, Dateline updates the story and calls the government to account. For more on Mark Davis's interviews with Senator Don Farrell, and Lee Bell from the National Toxics Network, go to the SBS Dateline website... bit.ly
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Electronic Waste in Ghana
www.greenpeace.org Ghana is the latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals. Digg it: digg.com
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e-Waste Dropoff at ETSU May18/19, 2012.
ETSU's eWaste recycling drop-off continues Saturday May 19th. Open to the Public. No appointment needed. In the ETSU parking lots along State of Franklin on the west side of the Dome. Watch this video for details!
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City of Toronto E Waste - Chuck & Vince
www.spyfilms.com - Old electronics? WE WANT IT! Director Trevor Cornish Agency: Publicis
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Africa's Electronic Waste
VOA's Paul Ndiho reports on how Africa has increasingly become the world's latest destination for obsolete electronic equipment.
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HP Addresses Electronic Waste in Africa
In partnership with HP, the East Africa Computer Recycling center collects electronic waste and processes it according to HP's international health, safety and environment standards. View the details. For more information about Environmental Sustainability at HP, please visit: www.hp.com/go/susta...
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