E-waste Investigation, Part 2:
Colorado auctions launder government's unwanted e-waste
Unwanted electronics end up overseas, in landfills, and in risky home recycling operations
by Kristin Jones (I-News Network), Daily Camera
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Moin Madraswala, owner of Sum Computers in Commerce City, has been bidding on Correctional Industries' electronics for more than a decade. His company refurbishes and resells what it can on eBay. But since there's no way to know what works and what doesn't, he ends up scrapping about two-thirds of what he buys.Photo: Joe Mahoney |
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