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June 10, 2005
Toxic Sentences: E-Waste, Prisons and Economic and Environmental Justice
http://svtc.igc.org/cleancc/pubs/prisonfactsheet_305.pdf
"Over 80% of electronic waste either ends up in landfills, is dumped on poorer countries without proper health and environmental oversight, or is managed improperly in facilities such as the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (UNICOR) recycling
This article can also be found at www.realcostofprisons.org under Papers.
Posted by lois at June 10, 2005 07:01 PM