On 01 Nov, 2004, at 08:33, John Ellingsworth wrote:
Could you PLEASE provide a reference? At least provide a link to an online article or give us a source?
Yes, Cell Phone recycling IS a problem. This outlines the issues:
http://www.ccnmag.com/?nav=headlines&id=3321
Note that it does NOT define "the company's environmentally responsible Destruction & Refining program that includes shredding, smelting, and precious metals refining.
However, their website: http://www.grcrecycling.com/
contains the following:
"In recent years, environmental groups have revealed the destructive environmental and humanitarian effects resulting from the export of non-operational electronics to underdeveloped countries. A report entitled "Exporting Harm - The High Tech Trashing Asia" revealed extremely hazardous "recycling" operations that pollute the air, water, and soil of Asian countries. This report, prepared by the Basel Action Network and Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition in 2002, reveals how many families bath and drink from the same water polluted by the unregulated burning and dumping of electronic components."
http://www.grcrecycling.com/what-is-wireless-recycling/certified- destruction.htm
The implication is -- ONLY phones recycled through GRC are not shipped overseas to be "recycled."
Interestingly, if you Google for "cell phone recycling" there are numerous "sponsored links" such as "Learn How To Start & Profit From Cell Phone Recycling Business aff."
By the way, this issue is not solely an Electronics Issue. All "Third World" recycling is rife with similar situations. Shipping is probably the most widely documented. Scrapped ships are simply run-aground on a beach and the locals sent to cut the ship up any way they can. The reports have not been pretty.
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