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darkswordsman17

Lifer
Mar 11, 2004
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
The owner of Executive Recycling gets PWNED!

If you all have "recycled" your e-waste using them (http://www.executiverecycle.com/), then you've most likely sent your waste off to China (illegal).
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So this is the stuff that was supposed to be recycled? Instead of actually recycling it (or maybe just taking the stuff that's easy/cheap to) they just shipped it to China?
 
dbk

dbk

Lifer
Apr 23, 2004
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So the GAO caught all those companies in a sting. What happened to them?
 
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compuwiz1

Admin Emeritus Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Walking in Circles
Why would you care if people were watching 60 minutes?
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Why would you care that he cares if people are watching 60 minutes?

 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: dbk
So the GAO caught all those companies in a sting. What happened to them?
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There was a report...but I didn't get the sense these companies were shut down. Executive Recycling is still there...
 
Jeff7

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
The owner of Executive Recycling gets PWNED!

If you all have "recycled" your e-waste using them (http://www.executiverecycle.com/), then you've most likely sent your waste off to China (illegal).
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Interesting. I've dealt with Envirocycle before (enviroinc.com previously, then bought by Amandi Services). I hope they're legit.
Send them $25, and they send you a prepaid UPS label good for up to 69 lbs. I've bought a total of 3 labels from them for a variety of electronic junk.

Their site made it sound like they do all their deconstruction work here in the US, and only ship out the processed raw materials.

 
0roo0roo

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
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well its jobs in china.
its their problem to regulate the industry, not ours.
anyways its old news
 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
well its jobs in china.
its their problem to regulate the industry, not ours.
anyways its old news
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How is this old news?

And yes it is a problem.

It is ILLEGAL for the USA to export trash like that.

It is also false advertising. People take their e-waste to a company who promises they are truly recycling the waste here in the USA and instead they ship it off to China where kids are dying as a result.

How is this not a problem?
 
PottedMeat

PottedMeat

Lifer
Apr 17, 2002
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I'd be surprised if there are any US companies that actually make money recycling that stuff here. Not only are most electronic equipment made of thousands of nasty compounds but they're put together in such a way that its very energy intensive / labor intensive to recover the materials. You've got lead, plastics, copper, arsenic, silicon, ceramics, glass, organic compounds, etc. bound up in a very difficult to separate mass.
 
zzuupp

zzuupp

Lifer
Jul 6, 2008
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Want to know what happens to all your "e-waste"?

(Your old CRTs, LCDs, computers, iPods, etc.)

Turn on 60 Minutes NOW...CBS.

Edit:

STORY ONLINE
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This doesn't surprise me.

It is relatively cheap to ship "stuff" that way. The labor cost is way cheap over there.
Our environmental laws are too tight (IMHO). But, their's are basically non-existent.
 
SoulAssassin

SoulAssassin

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Unless it flat out doesn't work I just donate old crap to Goodwill. Tax writeoff and hopefully someone gets it for cheap.
 
destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Originally posted by: Walking in Circles
Why would you care if people were watching 60 minutes?
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Why would you care that he cares if people are watching 60 minutes?
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Why do you hate walking in a circular fashion?
 
destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
well its jobs in china.
its their problem to regulate the industry, not ours.
anyways its old news
Click to expand...

How is this old news?

And yes it is a problem.

It is ILLEGAL for the USA to export trash like that.

It is also false advertising. People take their e-waste to a company who promises they are truly recycling the waste here in the USA and instead they ship it off to China where kids are dying as a result.

How is this not a problem?
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Well technically, it's not the USA exporting waste, it's a corporation that happens to be located in the USA doing the illegal act.
 
Newbian

Newbian

Lifer
Aug 24, 2008
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They need to at least keep the hard drives to examine for any interesting porn... ;)
 
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NoShangriLa

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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
well its jobs in china.
its their problem to regulate the industry, not ours.
anyways its old news
Click to expand...

How is this old news?

And yes it is a problem.

It is ILLEGAL for the USA to export trash like that.

It is also false advertising. People take their e-waste to a company who promises they are truly recycling the waste here in the USA and instead they ship it off to China where kids are dying as a result.

How is this not a problem?
Click to expand...

Well technically, it's not the USA exporting waste, it's a corporation that happens to be located in the USA doing the illegal act.
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Technically it is not the Iranian that attacking the US troops in Iraq, it just that there are rebels that happens to be located in Iranian soil that are crossing the Iran/Iraq border illegally to attack US troops.

It is terrible that we are exploiting the third world more more.

 
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Eli

Super Moderator | Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
well its jobs in china.
its their problem to regulate the industry, not ours.
anyways its old news
Click to expand...

How is this old news?

And yes it is a problem.

It is ILLEGAL for the USA to export trash like that.

It is also false advertising. People take their e-waste to a company who promises they are truly recycling the waste here in the USA and instead they ship it off to China where kids are dying as a result.

How is this not a problem?
Click to expand...

Well technically, it's not the USA exporting waste, it's a corporation that happens to be located in the USA doing the illegal act.
Click to expand...
Technically it is not the Iranian that attacking the US troops in Iraq, it just that there are rebels that happens to be located in Iranian soil that are crossing the Iran/Iraq border illegally to attack US troops.

It is terrible that we are exploiting the third world more more.
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:confused:
 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
well its jobs in china.
its their problem to regulate the industry, not ours.
anyways its old news
Click to expand...

How is this old news?

And yes it is a problem.

It is ILLEGAL for the USA to export trash like that.

It is also false advertising. People take their e-waste to a company who promises they are truly recycling the waste here in the USA and instead they ship it off to China where kids are dying as a result.

How is this not a problem?
Click to expand...

Well technically, it's not the USA exporting waste, it's a corporation that happens to be located in the USA doing the illegal act.
Click to expand...
Technically it is not the Iranian that attacking the US troops in Iraq, it just that there are rebels that happens to be located in Iranian soil that are crossing the Iran/Iraq border illegally to attack US troops.

It is terrible that we are exploiting the third world more more.
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Agreed.

We have to end this crap and learn to clean up our own messes.

Anand should do some sort of article on this stuff/what computer buffs like us are to do to help make sure this crap doesn't happen anymore.

 
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