Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Woman-Working-on-E-Waste-in-China-27MZIFIWEGRK.htmlConceptually similarWomen Working on E- Waste in ChinaGP020Y5Completed★★★★Woman Processing E-Waste in ChinaGP020Y3Completed★★★★E-waste Documentation in ChinaGP020Y4Completed★★★★E-Waste Burned in ChinaGP020YACompleted★★★★Woman Sorting E-Waste in ChinaGP020Z3Completed★★★★Woman Sorting E-Waste in ChinaGP020Z0Completed★★★★Pile of E-waste in ChinaGP020YPCompleted★★★★Processing E-Waste in ChinaGP020Z2Completed★★★★Woman Sorting E-Waste in ChinaGP020YUCompleted★★★★View AllGP020Y6Woman Working on E-Waste in ChinaWoman working on e-waste in LongMen, Puning city. Much of modern electronic equipment contains toxic ingredients. Vast amounts are routinely and often illegally shipped as waste from Europe, USA and Japan to countries in Asia because it is easier and cheaper to dump the problem on poorer countries with lower environmental standards. Workers involved in dismantling e-waste are exposed to serious, environmental problems, danger and health hazards.Locations:Asia-China-GuangdongDate:10 Feb, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / Lai YunMaximum size:2592px X 1944pxKeywords:Asian ethnicities-Computer equipment-Electronic waste-Electronic waste workers-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)-WomenShoot:Toxics Documentation of E-Waste in ChinaMuch of modern electronic equipment contains toxic ingredients and as much as 4,000 tonnes of toxic e-waste is discarded every hour. Vast amounts are routinely and often illegally shipped as waste from Europe, USA and Japan to countries in Asia because it is easier and cheaper to dump the problem on poorer countries with lower environmental standards. Workers involved in dismantling e-waste are exposed to serious, environmental problems, danger and health hazards.
