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Title:
What is the impact of e-waste?
Author:
Bily, Cynthia A.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2009]

©2009
Physical Description:
113 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
Electronic waste : an overview / Elizabeth Royte -- Cell phones generate particularly dangerous e-waste / Stan Cox -- Recycling of e-waste harms people overseas / Anuj Chopra -- Loopholes in recycling laws allow toxic dumping in Africa / Meera Selva -- Prison recyling programs are dangerous for inmates / Elizabeth Grossman -- E-waste could contribute to global warming / Mark Hall -- European regulations prove that e-waste can be managed responsibly / Henrik Selin, Stacy D. VanDeveer -- Businesses can handle e-waste without government interference / Dana Joel Gattuso -- Recycling of electronics can be done safely / Mark Clayton -- Federal government should help pay for recycling e-waste / Ron Wyden -- Manufacturers should pay for recycling their products / Joel Denbo -- Consumers should take responsibility for disposing of cell phones / Liz Pulliam Weston -- Consumers should consider the environment when buying electronics / Mother Earth News.
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ISBN:
9780737741186

9780737741193
Format :
Book