E-Waste: Dumping on the Poor 电子垃圾污染穷国

Asia Society's multimedia look at electronic waste shipped overseas and the toxic effect it has on places such as Guiyu, China--known as "trash town." With an interview with Michael Zhao of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society.

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[christo930]

Instead of bellyaching about what the American government should do about it, why don't you ask what I can do about it?!?

Here is a start. Use your computer for as long as possible. My Mac is 6 years old. My best friend uses a P3 from around 2001 and it's fine. When you NEED a new PC, give the old one to someone who can use it. Place an ad in the local paper giving it away or for the price of the ad. Some local poor family could really use it and it stays out of the dump that much longer.

[pianoman74]

This is the APOCALYPSE, as least it looks like it. Some Chinese guy was asked whether he wants to keep that stuff up. "Yeah," he said with a grin, "because the money's so good". BUT: he might not be aware he annihilates environment in no time which will affect FIVE UPCOMING GENERATIONS, that is, in the year 2100 maybe this is still able to feel. All these lakes of highly-toxic sludge and whatnot are produced by a generation which doesn't care a flying FUCK about upcoming ones.

[tareq29]

YTT7Y

[rbaleksandar]

The sad thing is that both sides have their own fault in this. The blame doesn't only fall on the one who gives but also on the one who takes. If China's politicians did care for their people and not for the fat cash that is pouring in their bank accounts from the USA, there wouldn't be such a problem now, would it? Most if not all of this is with the allowance of the Chinese government. You can't dump that much garbage without being seen unless you have some teleportation hi-tech device. :D

[tbxzombie1]

type i]guuiiu and this comes up for some reasom

[jsmith333666]

ME

[mikeaction321]

So... who else is watching this for the Geography exam in the morning?

[DragonAurora]

I wrote a paper on this subject last month...it is rather disturbing.

[Hwangxf]

中国 广东省 汕头市 潮南区 贵屿镇 。国外的电子垃圾就运送到这里——贵屿镇 

[Hwangxf]

中国 广东省 汕头市 潮南区 贵屿镇 。国外的电子垃圾就运送到这里——贵屿镇

[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!