A Chinese town's get-rich scheme e-trash to cash.

A Chinese town's get-rich scheme e-trash to cash.

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The electronic trash that most Americans deposit at center for recycling toxic materials often ends up polluting towns in developing countries. China has become the favored destination for the world's discarded computers and peripherals and the main source of used computer parts. In 2002, China...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 41, 8(duplicate) (2004).
Main Author: Lin-Liu, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Discarded computers.
Electronic trash.
Electronic waste.
Hazardous waste.
Peripherals.
Toxic materials.
Trade.
Used computer parts.