Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Ending illegal e-waste dumping

I just found out about the Basel Action Network, http://www.ban.org which is an organization in Seattle doing great work. I have an old keyboard to dispose of, and though I take it to my City e-waste Recycling Center in Durham, NC, I don't really know where it will end up. Hopefully not creating toxic fumes or land poisoning in Africa or Asia.
Here is some e-waste in Nigeria in 2005
NPR has a show about this issue:


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