We talk a lot about how mercury recycling leads to a cleaner environment by reducing the amount of mercury containing waste that gets thrown away, but recycling also reduces the environmental contamination associated with mining mercury-containing ore (see image) in the first place. Writing in Waste Management World, Christer Sundberg of Swedish company MRT System International AB examines some of the issues.
E-waste Draws Increasing Worldwide Attention.
The health hazards associated with e-waste are drawing increasing attention worldwide. Following, a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), E-waste, if not managed