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Activists deliver electronic waste back to the offices of Hewlett Packard to demand the removal of toxic substances from HP products. Enlarge Image

The hidden dirty side of the Mexican electronics industry

In the Mexican version of Silicon Valley workers in the electronics industry are suffering from the toxic chemicals used by major multinationals in the production process. We are campaigning the electronics industry to reduce its use of toxic chemicals and become more sustainable.

E-waste China and India

Workers in China and India dismantle toxic e-waste (3:57 minutes)

A migrant worker strips plastic from wires to extract useful metals. The plastic on the wires is often PVC which contains toxic chemicals and produces large amounts of pollution when disposed, often by burning in the open air. Enlarge Image

Electronics dirty secret

Discover what happen to old electronic equipment that often ends up being scrapped under appalling conditions in Asia.

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