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E-Waste: Dumping on the Poor 电子垃圾污染穷国



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Asia Society's multimedia look at electronic waste shipped overseas and the toxic effect it has on places such as Guiyu, China--known as "trash town." With an interview with Michael Zhao of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society.


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Yes, we need to ... ( 1 month ago by Srhandel)
Yes, we need to know what is happening to the products we bring to the recycling center. Are they actually recycling it or just shipping it to some country like China to pollute their environment over there?? The electronics industry should take back the used stuff and recycle it in an environmentally friendly way. If we have to pay a recycling fee or something, we will have to deal with it.
We [the USA]need to ... ( 1 month ago by itbarthur4u)
We [the USA]need to make a deal with China. If They stop sending us poisonous TOYS and poisonous products that fall apart; we will stop sending poisonous trash to them! It works both ways.
Buy better quality stuff and keep it longer. Hire an American to fix something ie. TV or Car instead of throwing it away. Make what you have last longer such as buy a DTV converter box and keep your old TV out of the waste streem.
Sell or give away working electronic stuff you no longer want.
being a fellow ... ( 1 month ago by kuleyonMania)
being a fellow atheist, i agree. however, i cannot resist the temptation to be stubborn and ask that you prove it.
i can only prove it ... ( 1 month ago by sujajajjaakakajjs)
i can only prove it to you by killing you, so you would rather not ask and believe me, hehe
clearly you reason ... ( 1 month ago by kuleyonMania)
clearly you reason with barbaric logic.
how else can you ... ( 1 month ago by sujajajjaakakajjs)
how else can you prove it?
I can't help but ... ( 1 month ago by DDStuff)
I can't help but think that maybe having a fundraiser to donate air type masks, or some type of safety equipment for these people to keep them safe from the fumes?
I just wish electronic based companies would just use something more environmental friendly a bit more quicker. By the time that happens it may be too little too late.
I just feel awful for these people having to go through this horrible fate.
what comes around ... ( 1 month ago by nhuhuynh)
what comes around goes around, U.S sending toxic waste to china and china in return send poisonous toys to the U.S its that simple you see? so to resolve the problem one should take the 1st step to improve the matter at hand before the freakin world blows up and we all have to move to Mars hehe.
Where do you think ... ( 1 month ago by seka1986)
Where do you think Australia's e-waste is going? Stop blaming America and look at what your own country is doing.
Nice video. Thank ... ( 1 month ago by nihon94)
Nice video. Thank you for sharing
I happened to have ... ( 1 month ago by Envirotalk)
I happened to have conducted a research on Heavy Metals in Soil for a Cocoa farm plantation in Nigeria, and I discovered that the amount of heavy metal content in these soil was ridiculously high.
At the moment, am working on e-waste/supply chain management for the UK, discovered some practices which encourages shipping of end-of-life electronics to third world countries eg Nigeria.
It is a shame that this will continue to grow.
Envirotalk do you ... ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
Envirotalk do you blame chocolate eaters for the heavy metals in the soil of Cocoa farms? Did it occur to you to test any virgin soil nearby as a base measurment? Your ignorance is appalling.
Good point. ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
Good point.
alot of the trash ... ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
alot of the trash this video shows is not even ewaste. It's just regional trash. And USA does have shops that recycle clean ewaste. If these third world countries did not take our ewaste we would have resources to better use our ewaste. I say outlaw exporting ewaste and let's do it ourselves. We can do better than these third world monkeys.
You are recklessly ... ( 2 weeks ago by Envirotalk)
You are recklessly ignorant. Who are the third world monkeys? Why are you this ridiculously daft?
Ask yourself, what do you do with your used electronic product? Do not tell me that you had been sensible to know how to properly recycle your used WEEE.
I told you I conducted a research on heavy metals in soil and there was an appreciable amount of Pb, Hg present in the soil, in which, if traced back can be attributed to dumping metals in soils.
I expect you to humor with your ignorance again.
Another hogwash of ... ( 2 weeks ago by Envirotalk)
Another hogwash of yours again. Do you know the guidelines on the MPPI under the Basel Convention of 2003 was done in the USA, while at the same time, the USA does not have any singular legislation on WEEE? DO you know the USA produces 17million tonnes of WEEE annually?
Your ignorance is blissful. March on with it.
Array ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
"The EU's WEEE & RoHS Directives are complex pieces of legislation. In publishing these web pages, the U.S. Department of Commerce aims to assist U.S. companies in selling electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) to Europe" your ignorance is staggering. WEEE is a european law. of course we don't have laws on it. We have our own laws jackass. You want me to outline WEEE here? There is no space and that is not my concern. I don't export to Europe so who is a jackass? YOU!
Also USA is not a ... ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
Also USA is not a strong supporter of the guidelines on MPPI since it is a flawed law. Denmark was actually trying to use the law to stop the scrapping of a ship in India that contained asbestos. But India has it's own rules on asbestos and has every right to scrap a ship. Denmark just wanted to force the owner into bankruptcy. So the law can be misapplied. It is supposed to be about cell phones remember? But then you don't seem too concerned with reality.
You did testing? ya ... ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
You did testing? ya i bet. I have yet to throw a used computer or cell phone in the trash. In fact I recycled two old computers. Or rather used one to fix up another one and upgraded it with xp and gave to my housekeeper. She and her six kids were very happy to finally have a home computer. I guess that was ignorant of me huh? and I sold the spare parts to a computer repairman. there was only one damaged part. It was a processor. What he did with it I have no idea. The frame went to scrap metal.
What is so complex ... ( 2 weeks ago by Envirotalk)
What is so complex with those two directives? RoHS is directed towards eliminating heavy metals usage for electronic products. Is the US failing to know that? Is that so complex to do? If you do not export to Europe, where do you export to? Can you confidently say, the US has a singular legislation that mandates all electronic producers to comply with? Even the US EPA will laugh at your ludicrous intelligence that you so much hold in high esteem. John MOOCH.
You are highly ... ( 2 weeks ago by Envirotalk)
You are highly blessed with IGNORANCE. Are you telling me Denmark alone was the sole signatory to the MPPI? Do you know the MPPI was signed by different Member States in the US? If the US is not a strong supporter of the MPPI guidelines, why has the US delayed a drafting a singular guideline of its own on Electronic waste policy? Even in the UK, there is the IPR which has come into the law which is to supplement the WEEE, RoHS directive. Get a reality check john.
What is the diff ... ( 2 weeks ago by Envirotalk)
What is the diff btw regional trash and ewaste. Now you shift the blame on third world countries when the US itself has not lived up to its responsibility. I knew you would humor me with your ignorance. Whoever invested in your education should be SUED. Monkeys are far more articulate than the bunkum you keep typing on the internet. What a waste you are. You are an educational piece of disaster.
Envirotalk you ... ( 2 weeks ago by johnknoefler)
Envirotalk you think your abuse will make people care? On the contrary. The more abusive you are the less credit your opinions carry. This guy on the video is nothing more than a communist shill. Nothing has been shipped to China that China did not want. These people have no rules for ewaste themselves. These people abuse themselves and this guy blames USA. You do not see people doing this crap in USA because we DO have laws against it. It is you who are deluded and misguided.
America AND CHINA ... ( 5 days ago by shenshiping)
America AND CHINA IS THE ORIGIN OF CRIME



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