> I know a lot of places take batteries, fluorescent bulbs,
> etc. for recycling, but I have a sneaking suspicion--backed
> up by some investigative reporting I've seen--that a lot of
> the 'recycled' stuff ends up in rivers in China (presumably
> after any valuable components and metals are removed).
Interesting. That explains the disclaimer at
http://www.lacsd.org/solidwaste/swfacilities/recyclecontact/hhw_e_waste/
"No electronic waste collected at these events is sent overseas."
I'm not arguing whether that is true or not; just didn't understand why it was
worth mentioning. Personally, I'm a lot less worried
about rivers in China than I am the landfill up the hill (from where I used to
live).
Randall
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