High tech trash digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health - Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957-; ebrary, Inc. (Washington : Island Press : Shearwater Books, 2006)
The underside of high tech -- Raw materials : where bits, bytes, and the earth's crust coincide -- Producing high tech : the environmental impact -- High-tech manufacture and human health -- Flame retardants : a tale of toxics -- When high tech electronics become trash -- Not in our backyard : exporting electronic waste -- The politics of recycling -- A land ethic for the digital age -- Appendix. How to recycle a computer, cell phone, TV, or other digital devices.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Electronic waste; Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Environmental aspects; Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Health aspects; Product life cycle; Electronic books