Electronic waste recycled in Mumbai

SHOTLIST Mumbai – 23 June, 2008 1. Banner on truck loaded with e-waste saying- “Safe and Secure electronic waste disposal” 2. Various of unloading of the e-waste from the truck 3. Zoom in to the bag containing circuit boards, which are sent to Belgium for recovery of precious metals 5. Various of keyboards piled up … Read more

Watchdog group tracks what really happens to your ‘recycled’ e-waste

The U.S. leads the world in e-waste, and while electronic recycling is increasingly popular, what happens after consumers drop off their computers, phones and other products is less clear. A watchdog group has found a lot of tossed junk, with its toxic components, winds up in poorer nations — and that very little recycling is … Read more