1.0 link 127571 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josie-garthwaite/report-epa-lets-electroni_b_127571.html Used electronics shipped to developing countries from the United States are supposed to help bridge "the digital divide," says a new report from the watchdog arm of Congress -- not support an industry that relies on toxic, open-air fires, acid baths, and cheap labor to recover precious metals from high-tech trash. Examining the fate of electronics exported by U.S. "recyclers," investigators from the...

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