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E-WASTE
E-waste, discarded electronics, from computers to cell phones to TVs, are now the fastest-growing waste stream in the U.S. It is also big business: Hundreds of companies buy and sell the discarded components and materials, generating a $6 billion market in the U.S. But e-waste, which contains such toxics as lead and mercury, is often dumped illegally in the U.S. or shipped to developing countries by shady dealers.
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Agency enough funds to be able to police the WEEE supply chain effectively - and fight dumping of e-waste in developing...
comment yesterday. The report said that dozens of other U.S. companies are circumventing the CRT rule, while other...
Posted by Okay, so my posts have, so far, focused upon the recycling of obsolete e-waste and the associated green side...
Electronics. The mobile phone giant regained the top spot from rival Sony Ericsson after undertaking improvements to...
than a genuine effort. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) citing surveys that U.S. companies are shipping...
reusable shopping bags are likely to expand to more of the US and other countries. Take-back programs for e-waste,...
are excellent. Pearce really questions whether regulations such as the WEEE directive are really going to improve the...
Canadian police reports organized crime is moving into the lucrative business of buying and selling discarded...
States, such as Oregon and Washington, want electronics manufacturers to shoulder the cost of environmentally-friendly...
Concerned about growing environmental problems, activists in Ghana urge government to restrict the flow of discarded...
that he said was Apple's 'cleanest' and most 'toxic free' yet. For environmentalists who have been campaigning against...
The lifespan of the average tech gadget is about a year, usually less.
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