Wednesday, August 17, 2005

When PCs pollute | CNET News.com

When PCs pollute | CNET News.com: "News.context

What's new:
A new Greenpeace International report identifies problems with the ways obsolete electronic gear is handled by recycling businesses overseas, where regulations are few and workplace and environmental hazards are significant.

Bottom line:
Environmentalists are urging lawmakers to implement 'producer takeback' programs that would make manufacturers responsible for handling obsolete gear in an environmentally sound way. Many takeback-program advocates argue that a national system would be the most effective to address e-waste recycling."

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