Unintended Results From U.S. Hardware Dumps In Asia 412
Izeickl writes: "The BBC has a thought provoking story about old hardware being dumped in parts of Asia. The report 'details a group of villages in south-eastern China where computers from America are picked apart and strewn along rivers and fields.' the article also states 'The report suggested that as much as 80% of the America's electronic waste collected to be recycled is shipped out of the country.'"
CNN has coverage too . . . (Score:1, Informative)
out with the old (Score:4, Informative)
Full Report Details (Score:3, Informative)
I think two points are worth noting - firstly, for better or worse, the source of the report and its tone are set firmly within the environmentalist camp.
Secondly - this problem is probably the tip of the iceberg, and is certainly a very real threat to the environment in the next few decades. I personally believe we should take significant action now to prevent the need for another Kyoto (where this would be a serious issue) ten years from now.
Re:That sucks (Score:2, Informative)
Re:India, too (Score:3, Informative)
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I think it was a cooperative effort with NYTimes (Score:2, Informative)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/technology/25
NYTimes registration yadda-yadda-yadda.
Read the actual report, not the CNN/BBC article. (Score:1, Informative)
Why does Slashdot insist on distributing metanews?
Most people here complain about media consolidation, information tracking and privacy infringement. The first step to counter these problems is simply to obtain information from the authoritative source.
Looking up this report took approximately three minutes. Why not improve the quality around here by putting researched items on the front page?
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalitions Techno Trash Report [svtc.org]
Re:Oh come on (Score:4, Informative)
Stop shipping garbage that''s loaded with heavy metals and poisons to the second-most unethical country in the world? Hell, no! WTF would any American care about the deformed babies that will result?
Only thing less ethical than a country that would allow a business to accept that shit and scatter it into the rivers, is the country that allows a business to send that shit there in the first place.