Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Where-Does-E-Waste-End-Up----English-Version-27MZIF2D3F8X.htmlConceptually similarIndia E-waste ClipreelGP048PQCompleted★★★★Nafis Malik SoundbiteGP03R2ICompleted★★★★Breaking Electrical ComponentsGP03QZRCompleted★★★★E-waste Worker SoundbiteGP03R1DCompleted★★★★Sorting & Dismantling E-wasteGP03R49Completed★★★★Electronic Waste in ChinaGP03R16Completed★★★★Greenpeace Campaigner Looks at E-wasteGP03R1XCompleted★★★★Sorting & Sifting E-wasteGP03R4ACompleted★★★★E-Waste in Indonesia - B-Roll 4GP0STPYUHCompleted★★★★View AllGP03R5FWhere Does E-Waste End Up? - English VersionThe world is consuming more and more electronic products every year. This has caused a dangerous explosion in electronic waste (e-waste) containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals that cannot be disposed of or recycled safely. Every year, hundreds of thousands of old computers and mobile phones are dumped in landfills or burned in smelters. Thousands more are exported, often illegally, from Europe, US, Japan and other industrialized countries, to Asia. There, workers in scrap yards, some of whom are children, are exposed to a cocktail of toxic chemicals and poisons.Locations:Asia-IndiaDate:11 Aug, 2005Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:7m50sAudio format:Final MixProduction Type :DOCUMENTARY-WEB VIDEOKeywords:Children-Circuit boards-Computer equipment-Electronic waste-Electronic waste workers-Greenpeace staff-Health-KWCI (GPI)-Laboratories-Local population-Men-Mercury (Metal)-Protective clothing-Recycling-Samples-Science-Scientists-Testing-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-Waste disposal-WomenShoot:Toxic E-Waste Recycling in India The world is consuming more and more electronic products every year. This has caused a dangerous explosion in electronic scrap (e-waste) containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals that cannot be disposed of or recycled safely. Every year, hundreds of thousands of old computers and mobile phones are dumped in landfills or burned in smelters. Thousands more are exported, often illegally, from Europe, US, Japan and other industrialized countries, to Asia. There, workers in scrap yards, some of whom are children, are exposed to a cocktail of toxic chemicals and poisons.Greenpeace International is set to release a report of its scientific investigations into the hazardous chemicals found in the scrap yards where electronic waste is recycled in China and India. The results from analyzing the dust from workshops, as well as waste water, soil and sediment from local rivers show conclusively that all stages in processing the e-waste enable toxic chemicals, including heavy metals, to be released into the workplace and into the surrounding environment.Related Collections:Toxic E-Waste Recycling in India (Photos & Videos)