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E-Pollution
US EPA takes up cell phone recycling campaign
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2008
The us Environmental Protection Agency has teamed up with the country's leading cell phone manufacturers, service providers and retailers to motivate users to recycle their old cell phones and other handheld devices. The move is part of the agency's year-long campaign: Plug-In to eCycling.
Reviewing website
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2008
http//ewasteguide.info/
Did you know that the annual amount of waste generated from end-of-life electrical and electronic products is estimated to be a few million tonnes? And many predict that this will double in the coming decades?
E-waste posing health risks for workers in scrapyards
Issue Date: Sep 30, 2007
Computers are not designed for recycling. It's not surprising, therefore, that in Europe and the us, a computer is thrown away every two years. And there are thousands of other electronic gadgets. 20-50 million tonnes of e-waste is generated annually worldwide. A lot of these castoffs are now finding their way into India. Add another few million tonnes generated within the country.
