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Hi-tech yet highly toxic : electronic and e-waste Kimani, Joan W.

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Kimani, Joan W

Publication details: Nairobi USIU 2009Description: 46-61pg The Journal of Language, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Africa vol.1 no. 2ISSN:

19981279

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Summary: There is n gainsaying the importance of computers in today's technological development. Computers that were so rare barely 20years ago are now almost a banality in most countries, including the developing world. However, the increase in numbers has posed a new danger of how to dispose of old computers. The practice has been to throw decrepit computers into dump sites thus posing a fatal threat to the environment and the people. In this paper, we review the dangers posed by high tech products when they are not disposed of in the correct manners. In particular we discuss how rich nations dump toxic wates in poor countries as a way of 'assisting' them cope with economic problems. Garbage imperialism poses a real threat to the world stability and health.

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There is n gainsaying the importance of computers in today's technological development. Computers that were so rare barely 20years ago are now almost a banality in most countries, including the developing world. However, the increase in numbers has posed a new danger of how to dispose of old computers. The practice has been to throw decrepit computers into dump sites thus posing a fatal threat to the environment and the people. In this paper, we review the dangers posed by high tech products when they are not disposed of in the correct manners. In particular we discuss how rich nations dump toxic wates in poor countries as a way of 'assisting' them cope with economic problems. Garbage imperialism poses a real threat to the world stability and health.

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