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Where Does E-Waste End Up? - English Version
The 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.
Creator:
Martin Atkin
Michael Nagasaka
Unique identifier:
GP03R5F
Old Image ID:
1B46C596
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Video
Ranking:
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Duration:
7m50s
Size:
768px × 576px 712MB
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Children
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Circuit boards
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Computer equipment
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Electronic waste
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Electronic waste workers
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Greenpeace staff
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Health
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KWCI (GPI)
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Laboratories
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Local population
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Men
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Mercury (Metal)
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Protective clothing
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Recycling
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Samples
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Science
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Scientists
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Testing
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Toxic waste
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Toxics (campaign title)
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Waste disposal
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Women