What Is the Impact of E-Waste?

ISBN 10: 0737756063 ISBN 13: 9780737756067

Casa editrice: Greenhaven Pr, 2011

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These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue.; ; Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.

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"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"--

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• Editore: Greenhaven Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0737756063
• ISBN 13: 9780737756067
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Numero di pagine: 119
• Redattore: Thompson Tamara