The real price of mobile phones and tablets: in search of fair electronics
Trade for Development Centre, Brussels
BTC - Brussels
2012
4 p.
computer ; electronic equipment ; environmental impact assessment ; industrial production ; mobile phone ; raw material ; waste ; working conditions
Electrical and electronics industries
English
"A mobile phone, smartphone, PC, laptop or tablet: few of us can do without them. But who considers the genuine cost of a phone conversation or an e-mail sent? Who thinks about the raw materials, the working conditions and the ecological impact behind modern electronics? Let us take the time to look at the issues and consider consumer actions and (future) alternatives."
Digital
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