time.com — But the tech industry has a dirty little secret: it has toxic waste of its own. Phones and computers contain dangerous metals like lead, cadmium and mercury, which can contaminate the air and water when those products are dumped.
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tehaleksandrroxJul 5, 2008
dont got any viruses because they're suffering enough already
hotsaucepancakeJul 5, 2008
fusion
notyavgkatJul 5, 2008Submitter
exactly
lyk4nJul 5, 2008
Furry porn counts, kenvsryu..
bincoderJul 6, 2008
Just try to place an ad requesting broken laptops, etc for free.These things rarely make it to the landfill because people are much too greedy to give away something that has been broken for years and is never going to be repaired or used ever again. They will either expect the full price they paid for it in 1990 when it was new or they will stick it in the closet among the lost socks and suitcases rather than just give it away or even sell it for $20.
fuzzlogJul 6, 2008
I meant I am not sure that battery life is improved because the screen is lit with LEDs. I have a MBP and I cannot say the battery life is dramatically longer than if it had been lit with fluorescent. I have an old toshiba laptop that had the same pattern in battery degradation over time.
renbinJul 14, 2008
It can be recycled. And all industrialized nations do the e-waste recycle, except US. US is the only industrialized nation that does not recycle e-waste and allow export of e-waste to poor countries, the only industrialized country that does not fully comply with the Basel Convention (see michaelzhao.net). Because exporting it to China is cheaper than fully recycling it domestically, the problem won't be solved by the industry alone. Now, think twice when you criticize the lead level in Chinese-made toys. They could very well come from the e-waste you exported there.