CHN: E-Waste

GUIYU, CHINA - MARCH 23: A worker removes and sorts chips from a mobile phone March 23, 2008 in Guiyu, China. Since the late 1980's, e-waste from developed countries has been imported to China and broken down at Guiyu. The city comprises 21 villages with 5,500 family workshops handling e-waste. According to the local government Web site, city businesses process 1.5 million tons of e-waste a year, pulling in $75 million in revenue. As much as 80 percent of it comes from overseas. (Photo by Jim Xu/Edit by Getty Images)
GUIYU, CHINA - MARCH 23: A worker removes and sorts chips from a mobile phone March 23, 2008 in Guiyu, China. Since the late 1980's, e-waste from developed countries has been imported to China and broken down at Guiyu. The city comprises 21 villages with 5,500 family workshops handling e-waste. According to the local government Web site, city businesses process 1.5 million tons of e-waste a year, pulling in $75 million in revenue. As much as 80 percent of it comes from overseas. (Photo by Jim Xu/Edit by Getty Images)
CHN: E-Waste
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Jim Xu / Contributor
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111904699
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Date created:
23 March, 2008
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