Post by rubl on May 14, 2016 5:38:24 GMT 7
The other side of all those computers, phones and gadgets. I hope Ms. Trix is carefull next time she wanders off into the New Territories.
"Where does America’s e-waste end up? GPS tracker tells all.
...
Puckett’s organization partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to put 200 geolocating tracking devices inside old computers, TVs and printers. They dropped them off nationwide at donation centers, recyclers and electronic take-back programs — enterprises that advertise themselves as “green,” “sustainable,” “earth friendly” and “environmentally responsible.”
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The New Territories used to serve only as a pass-through for smuggled e-waste, Puckett said, where workers would unload shipping containers and put electronics on smaller trucks bound for mainland China.
But a crackdown by the Chinese government on whole electronic imports, part of a border control operation called “Green Fence,” has prevented many electronics from moving across the border.
“Now they’re doing the processing here,” he said."
www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/america-e-waste-gps-tracker-tells-all-earthfix/
"Where does America’s e-waste end up? GPS tracker tells all.
...
Puckett’s organization partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to put 200 geolocating tracking devices inside old computers, TVs and printers. They dropped them off nationwide at donation centers, recyclers and electronic take-back programs — enterprises that advertise themselves as “green,” “sustainable,” “earth friendly” and “environmentally responsible.”
...
The New Territories used to serve only as a pass-through for smuggled e-waste, Puckett said, where workers would unload shipping containers and put electronics on smaller trucks bound for mainland China.
But a crackdown by the Chinese government on whole electronic imports, part of a border control operation called “Green Fence,” has prevented many electronics from moving across the border.
“Now they’re doing the processing here,” he said."
www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/america-e-waste-gps-tracker-tells-all-earthfix/
