Electronic Waste

Want to know what happens to some so called recycled computer equipment? Here is an interesting look at what happens to some computer equipment that is shipped over to China, where the toxic components are giving local Chinese people cancer, and other sicknesses from the dangerous chemicals used in computer manufacturing.

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

Next time you decide to throw away your computer monitor, make sure the company that you are using to recycle, really does recycle it, and not illegally dump it on some town in China, where the residents suffer from many illnesses due to the toxic components that are used in the manufacturing of the computer equipment.