What to do with last year's electronics? How to Throw Away that Broken iPod talks about the issues in exporting toxic trash to third-world countries: "ill-protected workers burn plastic off copper wires, releasing dioxins, and bathe old computer chips in acid baths to recover gold, then dump acid wastes in local waterways." They also provide a listing of recyclers pledging not to send waste overseas. [GT]
How to Throw Away that Broken iPod
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