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Abstract:
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Electronic waste generally means discarded or obsolete electronics products . Around 20 to 50 million tons of e -waste is generated worldwide every year . The United States is the world’s largest e -waste producer , generating about 2 .5 million tons of used electronics annually . However , American recyclers get to choose their own methods of recycling because there is no national legislation to regulate it . Often , the result is witnessed thousands of miles away , in growing dumping grounds in developing nations like China . Guiyu is a town in southeastern China that has become a center for processing imported e -waste . Local people extracting metals from e -waste use primitive methods that cause great harm to the environment and their health . I am doing a combination written and visual project to provide an overview of how e -waste trafficking works and what damage has been brought to other countries from U .S . e -waste exports . |