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    70% of e-waste from the United States is exported to developing countries such as China, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and Ghana for recycling and disposal. Sources indicate that e-waste from developed countries containing toxic heavy metals is improperly processed in these nations, threatening human health and the environment.

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    70% of e-waste from the United States is exported to developing countries such as China, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and Ghana for recycling and disposal. Sources indicate that e-waste from developed countries containing toxic heavy metals is improperly processed in these nations, threatening human health and the environment.

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    WHERE IS IT HAPPENING

    70% of Americas e-waste are exporting to third world countries (China,


    Pakistan, India, Indonesia and Ghana
    International Legislation & Policy, Sustainable Electronics Initiative. Web. Dec .11, 2015.

    CITATIONS
    "Vital Waste Graphics," Global Resource Information Database
    (2005), www.grida.no/publications/vg/waste. Web. Dec. 11, 2015.
    United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP),RecyclingFrom EWaste to Resources(New York: UNEP, 2009), www.unep.org, Web.
    Dec. 11, 2015.
    International Legislation & Policy, Sustainable Electronics Initiative.
    www.sustainelectronics.illinois.edu/policy/international.cfm. Web Dec.
    11, 2015.
    Anna O.W. Leung et al., "Heavy Metals Concentrations of Surface
    Dust From E-Waste Recycling and its Human Health Implications in
    Southeast China,"Environmental Science and Technology42, no. 7
    (2008): 2674-80.
    Brett H. Robinson, "E-Waste: An Assessment of Global Production and
    Environmental Impacts,"Science of the Total Environment408, no. 2
    (2009): 183-91.

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