| Description |
xiv, 334 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Shearwater book" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-322) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch.1. The underside of high tech -- Ch.2. Raw materials: where bits, bytes, and the earth's crust coincide -- Ch.3. Producing high tech: the environmental impact -- Ch.4. High-tech manufacture and human health -- Ch.5. Flame retardants: a tale of toxics -- Ch.6. When high-tech electronics become trash -- Ch.7. Not in our backyard: exporting electronic waste -- Ch.8. The politics of recycling -- Ch.9. A land ethic for the digital age -- Appendix: How to recycle a computer, cell phone, TV, or other digital devices. |
| Subject |
Electronic waste.
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Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Environmental aspects.
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Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Health aspects.
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Product life cycle.
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| ISBN |
1559635541 cloth alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9781559635547 |
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