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Silicon Valley is the epicenter of computer innovation, but the "e-waste," the debris of Californians' high-tech lifestyle, gets exported to places like India, China and Nigeria, where the electronic scraps sit in open landfills, a source of income for children and adults who sift through the piles of discarded parts in hopes of extracting copper, aluminum and other metals. Exposure to toxic chemicals found in the discarded electronics are known to result in serious health risks for scavengers, and environmental damage to the developing countries' water and crops.
But a population much closer to home is also facing such health hazards. Electronic waste is being sent to U.S. prisons where it is “recycled” or, according to Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC), smashed into bits and pieces by inmates who are not provided appropriate equipment or clothing to protect them from chemical harm.
The United States has allowed its current practice of electronic waste disposal to continue unabated for years, but community groups in the Silicon Valley are trying to do something about it. Members of People Acting in Community Together (PACT) recently organized a meeting to educate the community about e-waste and invited local officials, according to a report by Spanish-language newspaper El Observador.
California alone is responsible for exporting an estimated 20 million pounds of e-waste per year, and with the future of our economy in question, regulated e-waste recycling could provide not only a better night’s sleep for everyone who uses computer products, but a valuable source of green jobs for communities in the Silicon Valley.
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Ronald Kobler
What does the word ?RECYCLE? MEAN...........?
Manufacturers use it all the time, as to what they do when you send them your end of life computer.
They say its recycled..... ? Really..... Does that mean 1% of the weight goes into some new consumer product or 100% ? Dont know? The real answer is only the metals are extracted and recycled from computer waste. Thats 20% or so...... The other 80%, made up of plastics, leaded glass, circuit boards are all burned up..... Thats right..... We can tell you because we are a recycler, and puffe into CO2. So next time you go to a collection event and see all that plastic, or someone at the collection event says its recycled, just ask..... So me a product made from the plastics? They will look at you like you are crazy..... So believe it.... if not call me and I will help you explain it Ron 801 973 4774.
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