           Comments     Threshold   RE: Looks Like By number999
on 11/30/2006 3:48:34 PM , Rating: 4 respectible recycling
company which would actually PAY to ship all of this stuff over
there... would first check to see if it works or not There are a
couple of points against this and they are pretty self evident.
You basically have to pay for someone to look at the
electronics. This is expensive in itself and only makes sense
for latest models where obsolesence is the least. These get
donated for use by charity or resold. The article doesn't even
say that the companies spend money to get the stuff over there.
Lastly, the expense of having to look after and dispose of the
hazardous material in the e-waste may make it cheaper to ship it
out than dispose of it locally. Shipping it out also allows it
to be recycled because of the cheaper labor but at an
environmental cost in these poor countries. Let's call it what
it is and not charity by any amount.  It's also fairly obvious
you didn't even look at the article