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It is reported that some developed countries
have shipped broken parts of computers to China. Such a thing can be found
almost every day although it is against international laws. Hong Kong officers
once found 131, 000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from
Japan.
Things like these are called electronic
waste or e-waste. Dealing with e-waste is not an easy job because dangerous
poisons like mercury(汞)and lead(铅)can be found in e-waste. Every time an old computer breaks down, it
needs to be dealt with safely. But at present, broken computer parts are
usually buried. It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone
in the earth.
Many places in China are polluted by
e-waste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them. This town is named
as" the e-waste capital of the world”.
It has to deal with 1. 5 million kilograms of e-waste each year, from which it
makes 75 million yuan. But it comes at a cost. Many of the poisons in e-waste
find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical
water is poured into rivers. An environmental group has found the air, the
earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted.
The Chinese government wants to develop, but
in a way that doesn't do harm to the environment and people's life. China
passed a new environmental protection law in 2015, the strictest one we have
ever ha D. Computer companies like
Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. This is because
the companies that make computers know how to deal with them safely. Hopefully,
the problem with e-waste will be solved in the near future.
