Where does e-waste end up?

[AngelaCamargoIDGD]

human race must dissapear

[ale03000]

So why don't people use the electronic products they bought with their hard earned money as long as possible? More money could be saved for more important things such as food, houses, cars or even renewable energy investment. More 'educated' people need to learn the true meaning of 3 Rs most importantly RECYCLE instead of throwing everything to landfills...... Learn to be responsible to our own kind (humans), apart from the environment....

Both the government and consumers MUST do their part....

[aimahalolover]

this videoo sucks!



[jakelero10]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL! why can't they just throw the goddamn garbages into outer space!

[TheEwasted]

We're doing our part. Check our site and our channel for info

[LoveeuaRosannja29]

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[Skyetchsolutions]

Typical GOVERNMENTS always pushes all their waste to the poor at a very low cost, making them even poorer to do the jobs.

[Skyetchsolutions]

No parties should just made money and forget about the waste that they invented/created in the 1st place.

[Skyetchsolutions]

GOVERNMENTS should be the 1 who should start taking the 1st step to work out with all the manufacturers for solutions to have the waste properly recycled.

[lost4468yt]

They could use a heatgun to melt the solder on the back, no fumes released as nothing else gets hot enough to burn.

[Baldock72]

One thing this video proves is even highly toxic environments are still livable. Its not slowing these people down.

[TheSolarmike]

Burning circuit boards should be punishable by death. How stupid is man?

[lost4468yt]

@TheSolarmike We can't punish them for what we have done you idiot. This is our fault for not safely recycling our technology.

[sonileet]

FUCK YEAH!! POLLUTION

[luketorpedo]

There are a few points made in the video that are effective, but I don't like how this keeps jumping back and forth between saying "hazardous materials could be substituted with safer alternatives" to the final point of "hazardous materials could be elminated" When you say "Safer" do you actually MEAN safe, or just ever so slightly better? But then go on to say hazards could be eliminated? Theres a little bit of word manipulation going on here. Keep the story straight.

[gooddarkjedi]

fuck. this boy went red and not just bechose of anger. i am full of the planted obsleitism. they make products so that they break down with time. that is so unethical.

[DuhAprilFool]

its not just e-waste tho, its normal everyday trash dat 1st world countries send 2 3rd world countries

[arthurkitchen]

My name is heimbob and I have 3 arms! LOL

[gadzymus]

Isn't that what these third world countries are for? They don't buy anything in the world, all they do is sponge off the rest of us and breed. So what if they die young, somebody has to do it, might as well be them otherwise it is gonna be us. Be reasonable man!

[Nicolaslopezw]

......

are you really that fucking arrogant/stupid/selfish? Actually don't answer that, just focus your energy on suicide, and for the love of god don't spread your genes.

[shocklove1992]

@gadzymus are you retarded? have you even been to these countries before?

you should be reasonable. these objects are created from developed countries, we should be RESPONSIBLE for it. why do they have to put it on a countries' shoulder when we CREATED these objects?

YOU BE REASONABLE MAN!

[casseroledank]

@shocklove1992 Have you ever been to one of these countries? Its not hard to be an internet white knight.

[shocklove1992]

@casseroledank yes i have. and i have seen how things are happening there. it's not about being an internet white knight. it's about being a responsible person.

[howchildish]

@gadzymus You serious? Don't you know that we MEDCs are the reason why people in LEDC "can't buy anything". TNCs in richer countries exploit less developed countries' resources and people power. We takes all the profit that the industries in MEDC make and leave nothing for them. That's why they "can't buy anything". And since they don't have the money, they can't get a education and get a better job. They don't sponge off from us, we do that to them! God some people nowadays!!!

[Classic905]

@gadzymus lol you come across as someone with very little knowledge....what a stupid comment

[keysmmzero]

If Greenpeace wants to help they can help creat other jobs for these people instead of taking food from their impoverished mouths.

[OnePeopleOneChina]

Do you have a New Year Resolution for 2011? If you are a US American resident, please, please, please urge your Congressman or Congresswoman to support HR (House Resolution) 6252 - the Congressional bill to ban export of e-waste to developing countries!

[ThatEccentricguy]

its good that apple has started being greener

[cornishrob123]

you can not blame them for not knowing

[hotmailkratos]

lol 1:00 guy wants to scratch his ass LMAO

[Jr9303]

well this is on solution to over population .

[killyoulikeapig]

lots of porn!

[LuvsTurtles1]

haha 1:00 he has a wedgie...

[lahluv]

why must ewast ebe disposed of this. why not jsut keep it in the us where it is disposed of properly

[TNKeane]

You don't need to travel to Ghana to see the abuse of Hazardous Wastes. The irish environmental authorities have been turing a blind eye to unwashed chemical containers and contaminated silage plastics being exported. This waste ends up in China and Vietnam where it ends up being washed in rivers, often by children.

[RealBulldust]

@TNKeane Best way of managing these plastic wastes is combustion in modern waste-to-energy plants but authorities insist plastics must be recycled. Agricultural plastic waste is mostly PE or PP and don´t contain chlorine. Remnants of cemicals don´t cause any environmental risk in modern plants.

[EpiDemic117]

greenpeace has a scientist??!!! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's funny because i've seen countless scientists debunk their myths they spread.

[venturadog]

Sounds like it will end up in the Ocean and pretty soon seafood be the number 1 killer.

[severnmdman]

i guess its just a damn shame our country evolved.

[LocalSpambot]

Why don't we just recycle it in prisons? There are many idiots doing nothig in there, and we feed and clothe because they stole something or killed someone(got the logic?). Why aren't they donig this job? No super expensive equipment or specialized qualification is needed, just facemask and some source of heat, chances of them sabotaging or really screwing up something are minimal, watching over them would be easy, and the work would be in plentiful supply for the next at least 50 years.

[severnmdman]

@LocalSpambot - yeah, good point.. now they'll have more parts for weapons and batery acid to throw at the guards.. u tart!

[BlueStateChronicle]

The fact is that it would be better to simply throw ewaste into landfill, than to recycle it. But don't tell that to Greenpeace.

[phaktz]

@BlueStateChronicle What gives you that idea?

[coondogtheman1234]

You can prevent this by DDing for electronics in the garbage and keeping them out of the landfills and protecting the environment. either salvage stuff you can fix up and use or bring it to a proper E-Waste center for proper recycling.

[flute4hire]

I live in the UK and recycle electronics, there are ways to do this alot safer but its time consuming. Burning is very dangerous BUT if they dont burn off they will get a higher price for the metal.

[DMW1234]

When a dog licks up anti-freeze you leave laying around.. its your fault, not the dog's fault. When Indians start burning circuit boards, it's not your fault, it's their own fault.

[dgd187]

That's a big over simplification of what's happening here. From what I understand India has many poor people, and I doubt good jobs are abundant. It's obvious they're doing this because they have to, and not because they want to.

[ghostphantom563]

Your comparing Indians to dogs. Wow your cool.

[wodnerduck]

thank you capitalism

[dirtyedna]

we're doomed.............why can't dell (for example) be made to recycle their own products......when mine is done i'd pay something to know it was recycled properly...and buy a new product from them....our politicians have no balls....its all about a lousy dollar/as usual

[shrey2smart]

@dirtyedna i thing HP has such policy ;they take in used devices as an incentive to buy their products

[ChodeMullet]

@dirtyedna

Dont say were doomed... we cant have that mentality. We can help these people, we can get through this.

[keysmmzero]

@dirtyedna Dell has no control of their product once it's purchased by a consumer, nor should they. The responsibilty is on the consumer. It's kinda insane to even think about placing that on the manufacturer.

[dirtyedna]

@keysmmzero ......how about thinking "outside of the box" for a change ???

[Katiefoxydevil]

@dirtyedna

I think a company should recycle there own products properly but they should give us credit on the purchase of a new product. That would be ideal cause either way that company is making money off us.

[LpGuitar1960]

@dirtyedna LOL

[Bullmarketgarb]

@dirtyedna GARB as the answers. I am here visiting plants in Germany currently as we bring this technology forward to the US.

[pianoman74]

Sorry for the triple post. Sometimes the YT database engine just goes mad, let's me think nothing was accepted and then several days the engine "remembers" there are some comments in the queue. Blah. Sorry again.

[Ichtiostega]

The Greenpeace activists unfortunately do not realise what the real problem is. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THIS CORRUPTION! The economic system itself is the problem! Activism WITHIN the system is pointless!

check out

THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT website and the movies ZEITGEIST and ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM

[lw02salah]

0:59 stretching asshole

[pianoman74]

In India, and especially New-Delhi, this is even MORE DANGEROUS than in China or Ghana. Are you aware of that people? Indians DRINK the water from the Ganges in order to "heal themselves". But if gallons of toxic waste are flowing into the ganges, the Indians dig their own grave within few years!!! Not even he 3rd generation from now will be able to compensate what we're polluting and destroying now.

[kazimann]

What do they expect, India is a backwards country.

[rationalCrash]

good for them, trading off potentially getting some disease in 30 or 40 years against starving to death immediately. Go for the 30 to 40 years of life!

[rationalCrash]

where does ALL garbage come from? the Earth. Burying it just puts it back where we got it.

[mcpilot1]

Dumbass

[rationalCrash]

the standard sheeple response. No logic, no data, just name calling.

[IONIESKYE]

''The year 2009 may be the tipping point in human history when society responds to or ignores global warming. The UN climate meeting scheduled for Copenhagen in December may be humanity's last chance to avoid total chaos. It is too late to avoid some climate chaos. For historical comparison, we might ask: When did someone on Easter Island first wonder if cutting down all the trees to roll stone statues around was really a good idea? A generation before they annihilated themselves?

[zach00attack]

ever heard of a mask and protective clothing?

[ChrisRokers]

@zach00attack

ever heard of poverty?

[TrueHeartJamila]

@zach00attack .. Maybe because they live in poverty? Show some compassion please...

[neketr]

@zach00attack arent you smart?

[montycarlo5]

@zach00attack Ever Heard of Poor People not having resources to buy mask and protective clothing. The money they earn pays for their food,clothing and shelter.

[A4d4r4i4a4n]

@zach00attack you actually think that they have enough money to afford that, why do you think there payed 2 dollars to strip down thousands of computer chips a day.

[MonkeyJJ96]

@A4d4r4i4a4n

[tchthsky]

@zach00attack Out of curiosity, who is to provide masks and protective clothing?

[mollyhaven412]

Everyone thinks all this new technology is amazing, but no one ever thought of what happens when it becomes old and unusable. We are destroying our world

[pchy82]

human-species have become GREED on money and fail to fix problems we created unless money is involved. Humans are trained to think money is the only way to live life and nothing else matters. We all gonna die of this toxic world we created.

[tacktick12]

come on! first we must stop the globilized industry that polutes, the explotation of these poor people and then acusing them for harming the inviroment! although, the DOVE ONSLAUGHT is quite good.

[ShalomYal]

We are such an arrogant ignorant species -- We can make a computer but we can't live by the knowledge of basic ecology. We are toxifying our own nest --- all for a buck -- and at the cost of other humans health!! OY Co. should be responcible for their products from manufacture to recycling -- NO Waste NO Pollution!!! It can be done

[SinfoniDeo]

I gave thumbs down by accident :(

I meant thumbs up.

[JohnNikshMarcelo98]

WHY DONT WE ACt! WHEN WE KNOW WE ARE THREATENING THE EARTH AS WELL OUR LIVEs?!

[squishy951]

Google 2nd timothy 3... read the first paragraph.... explains alot...

[jlab2005]

was it just me or was there some serious age of mythology music going on in the background???

[freshmeatz]

When the economy in their country is so piss poor cause of governmental corruption that forces people to do this to survive or just die in the streets I think you would do the same. So it is not like they really have much of a choice. Slavery by debt 3rd world style and it is cumming to a USSA near you. Corporatism,Capitalism,Corrupt­ion,Deregulation and greedy profit sucking CEO's and political figures cause this ,not the people.

[FlexJargon]

I wonder if ponytails are mandatory for Greenpeace doctors. Seriously though, this same exact scene is playing out all across India and China.

[CoolCalmJames]

Did the dude in his bedroom shit his pants at :

1:00

[sweeterthanhunni]

Wow.. no comment. That's not funny... first of all to answer your idoitic comment "No he did not", although I personally don't even see why you deserve to be answered. This is a serious matter, and while you're laughing you are probably part of the problem. You probably junk it, and even if you try to recycle electronics you don't know where they end up... So instead of laughing try actually learning.

[CoolCalmJames]

Duh why did u think i searched up the video ?

I just made a joke man sure those things happen on the world,but this will always stay this way.

You cant get rid of it cause as long as this makes money for people they wont get rid of it.

[sweeterthanhunni]

Still you don't make jokes out of something that's serious....

[CoolCalmJames]

What ever i can do what i want.

[majiieew]

well as long as people think "this will always stay this way" changes to the better will definitely never happen.

[freshmeatz]

your a stupid ignorant fucker like you portray to be. your right you can do what you want, that is the fucking problem with ingrates like you, no fucking respect, grow up boy, cause your balls are lacking merit.

[CoolCalmJames]

No you know im right.

As long as people can make money off of it they wont stop with it.

[freeyourmindusa]

so you think you safe far away . haha

[mepatuhoo]

but teaching them is all we can do you cant stop some one from doing what they will do. so lets hope if we teach them they can make a good choice.

[mepatuhoo]

teaching safe recycling methods can help out a lot. using less toxic materials is good but will not help with the stuff that will be thrown out right now and whats already there. both safer tech and teaching them need to be done.

[HNatika2]

Ill make this easy the world is going to end because of man kind so i really don't care anymore since we never do anything about it we always say we will but nothing ever happens...so i just gave up on thinking the world will be a better place...I think were going to have to follow the idea of Wall-E XD

[rkmn88]

this is why we need to appreciate the world that we live in...and in return help those to live in a better place.

[modernactivist]

you are right, we only have one world. i mean, you amy not like al gore or other advocates like him, but their message is good, bravo green peace. we can save this planet, one step at a time

[johnknoefler]

Sure like India (Mecca of technology) the outsourceing magnet doesn't have computer access. right. I just would not of guessed this because every time I talk to an indian person he is telling me how to run my shiny new computer. .

[sweeterthanhunni]

You've completely missed the message of this video..

[johnknoefler]

Hey this is their waste and they are doing a stupid technique for recycling. There is a better way but these guys are too stupid to research the best way. You think this is the only way? go look it up. There is way more than enough money in metals to recycle properly and cleanly. If a person or government is greedy then this is the result. This shop keeper needs jail time for criminal neglect of the welfare of children. And worker abuse.

[RubikxCube]

how can they research? they do not even have any resources to research from!!! it's easy for you to say...

[johnknoefler]

They don't have resources to research from? Are you blind man? That guy had a mountain of parts. I can take any three computers of simular make and create a new computer better than the original. He gets $6,000.00 in gold from a ton of recycled computer and that is just the gold. Gold is good the same anywhere. He is just ignorant and lazy. Did you see him working? NO. He was laying there scratching his bum and yelling stupid orders.

I have worked with Indians like him. Lazy and greedy.

[matsui2001]

They are only pakis so it does not matter!!!

[harderfaster101]

Who are the companies responsibile for shipping their waste to India?

There should be a list compiled to shame these bastards.

I work for a printer/copier manufacturer here in Australia where the obsolete hardware is recycled to 99% (less than 15 goes to landfill) on our shores under heavy government regulation.

I'm sure there are some manufacturers that say they are recycling but are instead shipping their gear off to places like India.

[caramelvix3n]

actually, these countries are paid to receive our hazardous waste. so its consensual. however the problem is the government recieves the payment for these shipments, and its the people suffering from its governments decisions. Others argue, by doing this, at least they are earning an income. It is their choice to work as e-waste workers, therefore it ties into free trade. If they accept it, we can't fight it.

[dbo40oz]

True, but what the hell are we supposed to do? I have a family to feed, I am working towards a degree. I need computers and a car. Why is it up to the average people? Why can't the corporations get together (mainly the oil and car companies) and think up a plan for clean energy and clean cars? The technology is there, get those rich assholes to take the burden on, gauranteed they got the money while extorting the planet and it's citizens.

Watch: September clues, Zeitgeist, Loose change Peace

[Picxello]

I hear you but...The American land is addicted to pleasurable items and over consuming life style, it's the American dream! But at what price?? Nowadays in this era of hyper-communication there's no excuse to not be aware of that price, just look it up, open your eyes, go Google that shit! It's crazy to see how people are unconscious!

[Picxello]

By example, in the area I live most have no clue about basic world geography & statistic, they don't know about what's going on in the world beside their world! They are a bunch of either Patriot-ignorant pro war, or educated pop culture hypocrite, which make the majority of the American society. Either way it makes me sad to observe this!

[Picxello]

I wish I could come up with the exact rates of household recycling rates down here, I'll guess it's very low maybe like 10%!! WTF?? In 2008!? These are little thing to be done, like to wipe your ass off! It isn't about global warming (yes it is in part) it is about common sense, responsibilities and keeping your environment clean.

[johnknoefler]

Picxello don't be so self rightious. Tell me this . What causes overpopulation? Number one cause? Lack of education. Educated people are the best at saving the planet. Average number of kids per houshold USA. GB. UK. Uganda? Zimbobwe? ask yourself why. who is producing more Co2. compared with GNP? USA? NO. China number one.

[johnknoefler]

DBO40oz. This is a guilt trip the liberals try to hang on our necks. Same for Co2. Then later they will attach a new tax on electronics to "pay" for recycling and the money will get sucked away to a slush fund to be robbed by both parties like our SS funds. Same for the Co2 slush fund that does NOTHING to reduce Co2 which has not been shown to cause ANY global warming. And I recommend Money Masters to find the root motivation behind WTC scam.

[bottleddissent]

...you realize these people are having to do this because US corporations shipped them these components, right? We're causing this problem. These people can't afford computers, that's why they're stripping ours for precious metals.

mrwildman1, you completely missed the point...

[MinkaChink]

True Tru Dat...Brudda.....

[bottleddissent]

...you realize these people are having to do this because US corporations shipped them these components, right? We're causing this problem. These people can't afford computers, that's why they're stripping ours for precious metals.

mrwildman1, you completely missed the point...

[mrwildman1]

im kinda glad that USA has laws making this safe. we would never do this, or have children do this job.

[resolveitall]

shameless, humans who turn a blind eye to this are shameless idolators, peace.

[diane18944]

It is amazing that the human race never thought about what we are going to do with all the computer equipment.....we'll just bury it and the ground will become contaminated. It is terrible what we are doing to this earth not to mention ourselves. Don't we see this. Good information.

[divaballerini]

Le immagini parlano..... anche per chi conosce poco l'inglese.

[trickertricks]

Don't forget that the MOST Important thing is for people NOT to buy these material things in the first place.

to do this we must know WHY people do the things they do. i prove to people that acting with RESPECT for the Planet (HeartDriven) actually takes them to PURE Happiness. While buying things that come out of the destruction of the Planet (egoDriven) take people to a FALSE Happiness, that is why they constantly want more and more material things... it's never enough.

[bottleddissent]

amen. a-freaking-men.

[Cranberrieslover]

It´s sad the things people have to do to survive. I mean we are in the 21st century!

What a terrible situation!

thanks for sharing.

take care

[saintfletcher]

What a mess! Blessings +++ The Saint +++

[bluegreensea]

terrible.

[terrminator92]

ugh why is it that sex is the most viewed on youtube?... what happens to the WORLD everyday like THIS video should be seen!

[dreadlock205]

I agree with you - i live in Hannover - next week takes place Cebit here and Green Electronics is one of the most important topic ...

[pepetieneunperro]

well done greenpeace

[webmanic7]

OMFG thats nasty at 4:35

[creater3b]

Lead is Toxic and generally people dont use lead pipes anymore

[MACteh1]

i thought lead was harzadous.....and if it is, then why do people use lead pipes?

[noobwithagun]

because they dont know better