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Photos: E-waste in a Chinese scrapyard

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August 17, 2005 11:43 AM PDT

This piece of electronics scrap, found near a factory in Guiyu, shows an ownership tag from the New York Stock Exchange. Greenpeace and the Computer TakeBack Campaign say vast amounts of gear are routinely, and often illegally, shipped to poorer countries with lower environmental standards.

Photo by Lai Yun/Greenpeace

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