Carroll/"Hi-Tech Trash"

Chris Carroll states that people have always made waste, and seldom know, or care to find out, how it is gotten rid of. There is no need to send our "e-waste" to poor countries where the health of residents is already a concern. In countries like Ghana, trash is ripped apart, melted and burned. The fumes of the metals are affecting lung function. Gold and silver and copper are the goals; they can be extracted and reworked for selling. Bits of computers can be salvaged and sold. But most of the junk that leaves the country is useless. There are safe ways to deconstruct computers and televisions. There is a company right here in the U.S. that will dispose of this trash safely. We can't know how much more waste there will be, only that there will be A LOT. Carroll assumes that all people "donate" old computers in the hopes that it is the "right thing." That they have no idea what is actually happening to their junk. He assumes that everyone will at some point, get rid of some form of "hi-tech trash" whether it be a computer, a TV, or a cellphone.