Images: Where tech really goes to waste
Summary: Potentially toxic wastes gather in overseas workshops where electronics gear from the U.S. and Europe is dismantled.
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This piece of electronics scrap, found near a factory in Guiyu, shows an ownership tag from the New York Stock Exchange. Greenpeace and the Computer TakeBack Campaign say vast amounts of gear are routinely, and often illegally, shipped to poorer countries with lower environmental standards.
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