High-Tech Wasteland. Elizabeth Grossman.
by Grossman, Elizabeth; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 76Science. Publisher: Orion, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Computer input-output equipment | Hazardous wastes | Household electronics | Recycling (Waste | Refuse and refuse disposal | Sanitary landfills | United States Environmental Protection Agency | Waste electronic apparatus and appliancesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than two million tons of high-tech electronics are dumped in U.S. landfills each year, and only about 10 percent of discarded personal computers are recycled." (ORION) This article discusses the problems associated with the disposal of electronic waste such as computers, cell phones and other electronic products.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: High-Tech Wasteland, July/Aug. 2004; pp. 18-23.
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than two million tons of high-tech electronics are dumped in U.S. landfills each year, and only about 10 percent of discarded personal computers are recycled." (ORION) This article discusses the problems associated with the disposal of electronic waste such as computers, cell phones and other electronic products.
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