What Is the Impact of e-Waste?

Klappentext "What Is the Impact of E-Waste?: Electronic Waste: An Overview; Planned Obsolescence Creates Unnecessary E-Waste; Developing Countries Are A Dumping Ground for Hazardous E-Waste; Illegal E-Waste from America Poisons Communities Overseas; Cell Phones Create Especially Problematic E-Waste; Prison Recycling Programs Are Dangerous for Inmates; Manufacturers Should Be Responsible for the E-Waste Their Products Generate; Consumers Should Dispose of Their E-Waste Properly; The Government Must Regulate E-Waste; The E-Waste Problem Is Greatly Exaggerated; Electronics Recycling Standards Often Fall Short; E-Waste Recycling Certification Will Help Stem the Illegal Waste Trade; Precious Metals from E-Waste Could Be Tomorrow's Jewelry"--

Product details

• Authors: Tamara (EDT) Thompson
• Assisted by: Tamara Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenhaven press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2011
• EAN: 9780737756067
• ISBN: 978-0-7377-5606-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology