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What is the impact of e-waste?

Title
What is the impact of e-waste? [electronic resource] / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor.
Publication
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.

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Bily, Cynthia A.
Description
1 online resource (113 p.)
Series Statement
At issue.
Uniform Title
What is the impact of e-waste? (Online)
Subject
  • Electronic waste > Management
  • Electronic apparatus and appliances > Environmental aspects
  • Refuse and refuse disposal
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Electronic waste : an overview / Elizabeth Royte -- Cell phones generate particularly dangerous e-waste / Stan Cox -- Recycling of e-waste harms people overseas / Anuj Chopra -- Loopholes in recycling laws allow toxic dumping in Africa / Meera Selva -- Prison recycling programs are dangerous for inmates / Elizabeth Grossman -- E-waste could contribute to global warming / Mark Hall -- European regulations prove that e-waste can be managed responsibly / Henrik Selin, Stacy D. VanDeveer -- Businesses can handle e-waste without government interference / Dana Joel Gattuso -- Recycling of electronics can be done safely / Mark Clayton -- Federal government should help pay for recycling e-waste / Ron Wyden -- Manufacturers should pay for recycling their products / Joel Denbo -- Consumers should take responsibility for disposing of cell phones / Liz Pulliam Weston -- Consumers should consider the environment when buying electronics / Mother Earth News.
LCCN
2008014669
OCLC
ssj0001074874
Title
What is the impact of e-waste? [electronic resource] / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor.
Imprint
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Series
At issue. Environment
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Bily, Cynthia A.
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