A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics
A recent NY Times front page story called A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics stated in the text:
Recycling programs do not .....prevent the frequent shipment of plastic shells covered with chemical flame retardants overseas to poor and developing nations; once there, they are often incinerated, because they cannot be reused, and spew toxic chemicals into the air.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/science/earth/30ewaste.html?pagewanted...
Mobilizing scientists, industry, government and consumers to reduce toxics