BBC News - Electronic Waste

A BBC News report about what happens to old electronic gear when it gets consigned to the scrapheap.

Category:

Science & Technology

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• bbc
• news
• technology
• electronic
• waste

[DianaET38]

We must take action! Stuff like this is depressing to watch and if we all help a little then we can be part of a GREAT help in general!

[RustyOne76]

Its a good adage , don't shit in your own nest, but doesn't globalisation really mean one big nest!!! The term ‘madhatter’ (mercury poisoning is still sometimes referred to as 'Mad Hatter's disease' ) is being resurrected. Perhaps a new term will be coined - *** As mad as a recycler***

[teeeshnak]

technology is definitely our achilles heel..

[FriscoCityKid]

smuggled? sickening.

[FriscoCityKid]

job creation, hello America

[fr3d420]

oh crap Ive thrown away so many crappy computers ;D

[pianoman74]

Thanks BBC for recording this **in 2007**. Not only does the environment look even more polluted as 2 years ago, strolling around there with cameras is now extremely dangerous because - as you may be able to combine in your (non-lead-contaminated) minds - gangs will chase away everyone VIOLENTLY who films this, not even hesitating to destroy equipment. (Well they're very experienced in destruction anyway aren't they? ;)) The environment in this case.

[emiles4]

Recycled e-waste ends up in China and India too- Check with the recycling company before you give them your old computer.

[emjule]

do we really want to live on a planet where the majority of it is a burning heap of toxic waste? i am sicked by how little thought we put into this. please look into recycling your e-waste before throwing it in the trash.