Recycling poisons
Article
2010
109
8-9
child labour ; electronic equipment ; recycling of materials ; toxic substances ; trade union document ; waste disposal
Occupational safety and health
http://www.hazards.org/haz109/index.htm
English
"Where do your gizmos go to die? Our e-waste is turning up in Africa, Asia and Latin America where “recycling” sometimes means kids working unprotected with deadly toxins. And UK workers are being poisoned too."
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