Technologists can’t get technology recycling done right?

Just read this at CNN. In a single world: gah!

Not sure which is my favorite most terrible highlight… it could be:

While there are no precise figures, activists estimate that 50 to 80 percent of the 300,000 to 400,000 tons of electronics collected for recycling in the U.S. each year ends up overseas. Workers in countries such as China, India and Nigeria then use hammers, gas burners and their bare hands to extract metals, glass and other recyclables, exposing themselves and the environment to a cocktail of toxic chemicals.

or else it’s this:

he problem could get worse. Most of the 2 million tons of old electronics discarded annually by Americans goes to U.S. landfills, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data. But a growing number of states are banning such waste from landfills, which could drive more waste into the recycling stream and fuel exports, activists say.

You know, I’m not perfect at my recycling efforts, but I certainly seem to do a better job than this!  The wife and I are doing small amounts of composting too (in a very non-smelly way).  Just makes me feel good.  Then I read articles like this one and feel like I got punched in the gut…

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