1)What happens to the electronic waste produce by the USA?
2)What happens to e-waste after it arrives in developing countries?
3)Why does so much e-wasted get shipped to Asia?
4)What are the negative effects of dumping e-waste?
5)How do the toxins in e-waste return to the USA?
6)What can concerned citizens do about e-waste?

1) Is the not recycled and send to Asia. Particular to China. And the reclycled part does it in a very primitive process.

2) They are recycled in a very primative way, that the objetive is to obtain the metals that this products have. To do this they burn the e-waste, and is done with any protection equipment, so the people is constantly exposed to toxic elements.

3) Is shipped because in China there is settled market, in wich people sell the worthy metals of this. They dont have the infrastructure to prevent the import of the e-waste, so is illegal.

4)It pollutes the air that we are breathing in a global way, and it is affecting to the health of lots of communities. They affect to the water system too.

5) In some of the children jewellery, because the same plastics that are burned un Asia or the India, are used for toys, which are toxic.

6) Can start asking to the companies to sell electronic products to create a payback system for used electronic devices, or to get in contact with specialized enterprises to recycle this.