Inside the Digital Dump

Foreign Policy by Natalie Behring | May. 18, 2007 (Other)

Technology drives the forces of globalization. But when we replace our computers and flat-screens with the newest in high-tech cool, what happens to the hardware we throw away? Welcome to the digital dumping ground, where the poor make a living off other people's spare parts. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Global Economy, Computers
Member Tags: waste management, recycling, e-waste
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 18, 2007 - 11:46 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Marty Heyman (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Ari Hakkarainen (review), Barbara Selvin (review)
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Marty Heyman
3.9
 by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

The pictures are more descriptive and require less complicated explaining. The photo essay tells a very strong story.

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Fabrice Florin
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Kaizar Campwala
4.5
 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

A compelling, and surprisingly informative photo essay.

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Ari Hakkarainen
3.2
 by Ari Hakkarainen - Oct. 1, 2008
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Barbara Selvin
2.1
 by Barbara Selvin - Oct. 1, 2008

Great photos--but where are the captions? There wasn't much context here. The story provided no sources for the statistics it cited.

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