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What is the impact of e-waste? / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor.

Contributor(s): Bily, Cynthia A.
Series: At issueEnvironment.Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009Description: 113 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780737741186 (hbk.); 073774118X (hbk.).Subject(s): Electronic waste -- Management | Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Environmental aspects | Refuse and refuse disposalDDC classification: 363.738
Contents:
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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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.