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Illegal e-waste exposed
Grace Calderon , Quezon City: Oct 2 2008
Made Popular Oct 3 2008
Hong Kong :
Every year, some 20 to 50 million tons of dangerous e-waste are generated worldwide. While some go to landfills, some end up, often illegally, in the scrap yards and dumping grounds of developing countries in Asia and Africa.
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Celso Camargo
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Celso Camargo desencanado.tk Oct 2 2008
Campinas, Brazil
And the saddest part is if we go to a place like that we’ll be able to see people on it, trying to survive with others waste.
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Jaiyant Cavale
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Jaiyant Cavale Oct 3 2008
Bangalore, India
e-waste seems to be really dangerous and may have far reaching consequences. Unfortunately, most of these countries don’t have computers for themselves to use
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Celso Camargo
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Celso Camargo desencanado.tk Oct 3 2008
Campinas, Brazil
Then, are they importing waste?
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Grace Calderon
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Grace Calderon Oct 3 2008
Quezon City, Philippines
e-waste is this decade’s real threat. The adverse effects of these will blow up in our faces in the near future.
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Celso Camargo
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Celso Camargo desencanado.tk Oct 3 2008
Campinas, Brazil
Why do you have to be so pessimist? Are you being paid to bring us down, evil genious?
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Jayashree
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Jayashree Oct 3 2008
bangalore, India
I think she is. She dangles hope in front of us, then tells us we’re just hallucinating. Go Grace!
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