What is the impact of e-waste? / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 113 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. . - At issue. Environment .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.

1. Electronic waste : an overview / Elizabeth Royte. 2. Cell phones generate particularly dangerous e-waste / Stan Cox. 3. Recycling of e-waste harms people overseas / Anuj Chopra. 4. Loopholes in recycling laws allow toxic dumping in Africa / Meera Selva. 5. Prison recycling programs are dangerous for inmates / Elizabeth Grossman. 6. E-waste could contribute to global warming / Mark Hall. 7. European regulations prove that e-waste can be managed responsibly / Henrik Selin, Stacy D. VanDeveer. 8. Businesses can handle e-waste without government interference / Dana Joel Gattuso. 9. Recycling of electronics can be done safely / Mark Clayton. 10. Federal government should help pay for recycling e-waste / Ron Wyden. 11. Manufacturers should pay for recycling their products / Joel Denbo. 12. Consumers should take responsibility for disposing of cell phones / Liz Pulliam Weston. 13. Consumers should consider the environment when buying electronics / Mother Earth News.

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Electronic waste--Management
Electronic apparatus and appliances--Environmental aspects
Refuse and refuse disposal.

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