60 Minutes To Air Expose on Electronics Recycling
You should be interested in a chilling story that will air on 60 Minutes this Sunday at 6 pm Central time. 60 Minutes reporters and crew captured extremely rare footage of hazardous e-waste operations in Guiyu, China. While lucrative to local smugglers, the mining of junk computers for their valuable components releases toxins into the air, ground and water, causing some of the worst levels of cancer, miscarriage, and kidney disease in the world.
Most of the piled e-waste in places like Guiyu comes from American so-called ‘disposal' companies who claim they are ‘safely' disposing of technology for companies like yours. The truth is that only 10% of technology recyclers in the US actually have a zero export policy. To ensure your IT assets don't wind up on a 60 Minutes expose, do your homework by checking certifications.
As you know, EPC provides end-of-life technology services for company owned IT assets under a zero land fill and no overseas dumping policy. EPC's zero-export credentials, along with our data eradication accreditations are available for viewing on the attached, including the Basel Action Network (E-Steward www.ban.org) - BAN will be profoundly involved within the expose!
As you watch 60 Minutes on Sunday night, you will be reminded of EPC's commitment to responsible handling of all CSI leased or company owned technology which passes through EPC doors.
Here is a preview of the expose on E-Scrap dumping in China.