Tackling the E-waste Pollution Monster
Paraphrase for the day:
One tonne of discarded mobile phones has about 7000 euros worth of precious metals.
– Ruediger Kuehr of the United Nations University
Story about a global public-private initiative is now available see 40 Million Tonnes of Electronic Waste. Describes global effort to reduce the toxic mountains of electronic waste and recycle increasingly valuable metals and components.
See also related articles: Greener Cell Phones Thanks to European Laws
Stumble It!
I could probably help the earth
andrew liao
April 23, 2009 at 6:31 pm