When “recycling” is the same as “conning”

Each time we dispose of an electronic product, we create a serious environmental problem. Where does that old TV, stereo, or computer that we no longer use and which is full of chemical and toxic components go? Greenpeace has been researching this topic in depth and calling attention to the export of electronic waste from Europe, America and Japan to poor countries, particularly those in Africa and Asia. The environmental organization conducted a test: in England, they took a broken, practically useless TV to be recycled. The result? The device was ‘exported’ to Nigeria. A con, pure and simple.

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