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Poison PCs/Toxic TVs
A brand new (June 19, 2001) report by Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Californians Against Waste and Materials for the Future that details the growing piles of electronic waste in the US, the toxics contained in the computers and monitors, and hazards of improper disposal was released. The report also estimates a cost to California tax payers of almost $1 billion for handling e-wastes that consumers and businesses will throw away.
Poison PC/Toxic TV cover (PDF file)
Poison PC/Toxic TV report (PDF file)
Poison PC/Toxic TV executive summary (html file)
Photos of computer junk
What you can do to recycle
1. Don't throw it in the trash.
2. Donate usable items to schools and charities.
3. Look at recycling maps and find a place near you
Useful links
Poison PC/Toxic TV/ Environmental News Network
Environmental Media Service, Environmental Media Service All listed on June 19, 2001.
Big Bill Feared on PC Clean Up, by Clint Swett, Sacramento Bee, June 19, 2001
Environmental Groups Push for More Computer Recycling, by Michael Coren, San Jose Mercury News, June 19, 2001
A few pictures from the San Jose Press Conference
San Jose Press Release
San Francisco Calls for Computer Recycling
San Francisco Chronicle, June 18, 2001 by Henry Norr
Diverting Old PC's from the Dumpster, by John Yang on the ABC News website, June 15, 2001
Drowning in E-waste, an article by Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle, May 27, 2001
Poison PCs, a Salon.com feature by Jim Fisher
What's in a desktop computer?
Chemical inventory at a fab
Materials for the Future
Californians Against Waste
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