Sources: various sites on the internet

EWASTE AROUND THE WORLD

Mother and child with electronic scraps.

Electronic waste at the Smokey Mountain garbage dump in Manila.

Greenpeace today warned of a looming e-waste problem in the Philippines which can pose health and environmental risks.

A stack of computer monitors at a donation centre awaiting auction purchase from scrap dealers & used computer dealers.

SOURCES

• http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/slideshow/14643

• http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/slideshows/Forests-general/Surrounded-by-e-waste/

• http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/ph/News/news-stories/toxic_threat_in_th_rp/