August 17, 2010 – 12:06 pm
Do you know what happens to your computer once you throw it out? Old electronics are dumped in “digital graveyards” in countries around the world, like China and Ghana, where all of their toxic insides are purged out into massive waste yards, polluting the land and posing grave cancer, developmental, and health threats to the [...]
By Alison Geering-Kline
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Posted in Electronics, Environmental Justice, Toxins in Household Products
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Also tagged computer take-back, digital graveyard, e-stewards, e-waste, e-waste management, electronic waste, environmental hazards, Environmental Justice, families, health, negative health impacts., toxics
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That two-gallon tank of old lawnmower fuel has been gathering dust in your garage for who knows how long. Rather than pouring toxic fuel down the drain or into the gutter, you take it to the local hazardous waste disposal facility, right? Most folks know that toxic substances like gasoline, motor oil, anti-freeze, etc. need [...]
By Alison Geering-Kline
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Posted in Eco-Tip of the Week, Electronics, Pesticides, Toxins in Household Products
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Also tagged electronic waste, families, flame retardants, green living, health, Pesticides, recycling, toxics, what not to throw away
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February 4, 2010 – 8:17 am
New electronic gadgets top the holiday shopping lists of millions of Americans every year. And this means that every year, more and more obsolete and highly toxic electronic waste piles up in our basements, garages, closets, and (worst of all) town dumps. Here at the Center for Environmental Health, we just invited our staff to [...]