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| Thread ID: 139640 | 2015-06-05 00:13:00 | Electronic Digital Dumping Grounds...Pollution Toxity | kahawai chaser (3545) | PC World Chat |
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| 1401990 | 2015-06-05 00:13:00 | Agbogbloshie (www.pbs.org) (Frontline World Vid and text) (Ghana) and Guiyu (content.time.com) (From Time Inc.slideshow) (China) - Digital dumping grounds of the world (Mainly USA). Apparently one of the most polluted water areas and highest toxic health issues in the world. People "cooking" electronics (MB's, circuit boards) to extraxt metals, but with kids around. Also sensitive data been retrieved. Wonder then where does NZ electronic waste end up? Our dumped PC's and circuit boards. |
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| 1401991 | 2015-06-05 00:39:00 | There's nothing clean & green about recycling,in most countries incl NZ . The byproducts from recycling paper & cardboard is particularly nasty, I know NZ used to just ship it off to 3rd world countries for disposable as we couldnt cope with it. On a good note , used electronic components do actually get reused & sold in China. Ive bought cheap electronic hobby grade stuff made that was made with reused components (would rather it have been new) |
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