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Article

5 Aug 2008

Author:
Todd Pitman, Associated Press

Greenpeace cites rising e-waste in Africa

Greenpeace called on the world's electronics companies Tuesday to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products, saying toxic waste from wealthy nations' gadgets ends up being dumped in poor countries despite laws prohibiting it. The environmental watchdog made the appeal in a new report on the electronic waste trade, which it said was spreading from Asia to West Africa — particularly Ghana, where discarded TVs and computers that contain toxic materials are being dismantled by children as young as 5... Leading computer makers, including Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Apple Inc., have launched or expanded recycling programs in recent years. But overall, environmental groups and government regulators have said that a small percentage of electronics are actually being submitted for recycling.