Comments on: Guiyu, e-waste capital of China

By: Riley Smith

Riley Smith — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:08:30 +0000

As a grade 11 student in Canada I am currently learning about this in socials. It’s truly dissapointing to know that my country contributes to this with no other thought then if it happens in a different country its not our problem. The promotion of E-waste in China is supported by both Canada and the USA, who both know whats happening to the rivers in China but do nothing. Its a terrible thing when a 16 year old student holds more logic and a sense of wrong-doing then Canada’s not so active leaders.

By: kaushal varma

kaushal varma — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:09:59 +0000

i want to buy working computers
im in india plz give me rates of products

regards

By: Zoe Russell

Zoe Russell — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:14:30 +0000

I work for a computer recycler out of Houston, Texas. (www.compucycle.net) We are truly green and process electronics in the correct manner. If your recycler a) hesitates to let you tour their facility or b) takes your electronics (especially CRT monitors!) for free, you can bet they are exporting. We also refurbish electronics for resale (with warranties) if anyone's looking to buy a recycled computer.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:30:22 +0000

“the pictures above shows recycling taking place”……what a load of BS, recycling is good but at the cost of human lives every second those Chinese men,women and children are burning circuitry boards, wires and cathode ray tubes they are releasing high doses of lead and harmful dioxins into the air which they breath in and can cause cancer, with the pollution it’s making the rivers (main source of water and possibly food) more acidic and lead contaminated

this is basically a living Chernobly

By: Oreeze

Oreeze — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:08:17 +0000

yo dis shiet is wacked out my nacka

By: sara cole

sara cole — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:21:57 +0000

this is ridiculous!!! i can’t beleive the u.s is letting this happen and china! e-waste recycling facilities should re-use the plastic and everything and not jeprodize millions of lives!

By: RACH

RACH — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:08:21 +0000

I am wondering if anyone knows exactly how the trade or funding of the green recycling works and how the workers are paid and by who exactly. There is a lot of specialized particular things that people need however if there are any ways to obtain these things either by used tech stores or employing an unemployed engineer or if anyone knows of any sites of buisnesses like this it would be cool to see whats out there and the affordability of dealing directly through a smaller company, rather than creating more waste. ANY LINKS>>?

By: Victor Panlilio

Victor Panlilio — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:03:40 +0000

CBS 60 Minutes aired this story in a 14 minute segment on 10 Nov 2008

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586903n

By: Mark Bahner

Mark Bahner — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:39:32 +0000

I don’t think you should rethink your career as a tech journalist. I don’t see any rational reason why electronics can’t be recycled (including burning the plastics for energy) in a manner that’s both profitable and protective of the environment.

These photos seem to show tremendous inefficiency and waste. There’s no reason a guy should be crouching in the road working on removing parts from circuit boards. Even if it’s done by humans, it should all be done at desks, and with vented hoods to capture and treat any air emissions.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:47:49 +0000

The movie/documentary “Manufactured Landscapes” (2006) has a small, but poignant piece on China’s e-waste recycling. It’s the same story (with more visuals), but just as heartbreaking.

By: Nathan Dbb

Nathan Dbb — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:25:50 +0000

How long will it take before people stop repeating the lie that the public can “vote with its wallet”. People at crunchgear should know that often only one company makes the right product, what do you do if they are not “green”.

Businesses buy a lot of computers and smart phones, but if the corporate officers take any additional expense to buy “green”, then they can be sued by stock holders.

Governments can change these things, but our government (USA) does not.

Our major parties politics are all about dividing people and hitting hot-button issues. Are your really “pro-life” if you are willing to let so many children grow up in a toxic dump?

A policy that corrected these problems would cost money, but “voting with your dollars” strategies don’t work — and they punish people who care.

By: chris (trade2savetheplanet)

chris (trade2savetheplanet) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:28:21 +0000

The answer is for more companies to consider buying pre-owned for a change.

Buying pre-owned doesn’t mean buying an out of date product – there are plenty of Core-2 Duo’s out there that could be bought pre-owned or refurbished instead of new, saving both money and the amount of e-waste created. You can make electronics more recyclable for sure, but this only dents the problem – in any case, the pictures above shows recycling taking place.

Here’s my blog on the issue:

http://www.trade2save.com/blog/2008/03/19/is-greenpeace

By: PanosJee

PanosJee — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:31:09 +0000

There is an excellent greek documentary on this issue. Unfortunately is in greek but you can see more images in the video Here is the link http://exandas.ert.gr/psifiaka-nekrotafeia/eisagogi/index.php In case akismet or smth blocks the link if you know any greek speaking ask him to find the video at exandas dot ert dot gr