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What is the impact of e-waste? / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor.
Series: At issue. EnvironmentPublication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.Description: 113 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780737741193 (pbk.) :
- 0737741198 (pbk.) :
- TD799.85 .W43 2009
Contents:
Electronic waste : an overview / Elizabeth Royte -- Cell phones generate particularly dangerous e-waste / Stan Cox -- Recycling of e-waste harms people overseas / Anuj Chopra -- Loopholes in recycling laws allow toxic dumping in Africa / Meera Selva -- Prison recycling programs are dangerous for inmates / Elizabeth Grossman -- E-waste could contribute to global warming / Mark Hall -- European regulations prove that e-waste can be managed responsibly / Henrik Selin, Stacy D. VanDeveer -- Businesses can handle e-waste without government interference / Dana Joel Gattuso -- Recycling of electronics can be done safely / Mark Clayton -- Federal government should help pay for recycling e-waste / Ron Wyden -- Manufacturers should pay for recycling their products / Joel Denbo -- Consumers should take responsibility for disposing of cell phones / Liz Pulliam Weston -- Consumers should consider the environment when buying electronics / Mother Earth News.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | TD 799.85 .W43 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TOPIC BOOKS | 5004041 |
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| TD 797.9 .F57 2010 Designing for re-use : the life of consumer packaging / | TD 798 .B84 2019 Peak plastic : the rise or fall of our synthetic world / | TD 799.85 .G76 2006 High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health / | TD 799.85 .W43 2009 What is the impact of e-waste? / | TD 878 .Y657 2004 Natural attenuation of contaminants in soil / | TD 883 .P58 2003 Pollution / | TD 883 .P58 2007 Pollution / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.
Electronic waste : an overview / Elizabeth Royte -- Cell phones generate particularly dangerous e-waste / Stan Cox -- Recycling of e-waste harms people overseas / Anuj Chopra -- Loopholes in recycling laws allow toxic dumping in Africa / Meera Selva -- Prison recycling programs are dangerous for inmates / Elizabeth Grossman -- E-waste could contribute to global warming / Mark Hall -- European regulations prove that e-waste can be managed responsibly / Henrik Selin, Stacy D. VanDeveer -- Businesses can handle e-waste without government interference / Dana Joel Gattuso -- Recycling of electronics can be done safely / Mark Clayton -- Federal government should help pay for recycling e-waste / Ron Wyden -- Manufacturers should pay for recycling their products / Joel Denbo -- Consumers should take responsibility for disposing of cell phones / Liz Pulliam Weston -- Consumers should consider the environment when buying electronics / Mother Earth News.
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