China Photos

Photos of Electronic Waste in China, 2005
Much of modern electronic equipment contains toxic ingredients. Vast amounts are routinely and often illegally shipped as waste from the U.S., and to a lesser extent Europe and Japan, to countries in Asia as it is easier and cheaper to dump the problem on poorer countries with lower environmental standards. This practise exposes the workers and communities involved in dismantling e-waste to serious, environmental problems, danger and health hazards. Greenpeace and the Computer TakeBack Campaign are strongly urging major manufactures to exclude toxic materials from their products. All photos are ©Greenpeace, 2005. No reproductions without permission, creditline compulsory. On-line or one-time use, in conjunction with story on Greenpeace's findings on e-waste contamination, is permitted. For reprint permissions, contact Greenpeace Photo Editor John Novis at john.novis@int.greenpeace.org. Phone 011-31653819121 (Amsterdam)
	Apple Computer base The remains of a computer with Apple logo in a scrap yard in Guiyu, China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm Larger image
	Panasonic product, found in a scrap yard, Guiyu, China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm
	This product base shows an ownership tag from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This is probably from a power supply unit.This was found near a big factory in Nanyang village, GuiYu town, Guangdong province,China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Lai Yun Larger image
	Base plates showing product labels from Philips and Sony. The remains of electronic equipment piled high in a scrap yard, Guiyu, China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm
	Product panel with NEC logo ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm Larger image
	Sony CD-ROM Drive Electronic waste near a small migrant worker convergency place, GuiYu town, Guangdong province, China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by LaiYun
	Apple Computer Keyboard Electronic waste with Apple label at the YaoCuoWei village, beside Guiyu town, PuNing City, Guangdong province, China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Lai Yun
	A small boy holds the remains of a Nokia computer monitor at a scrapyard, Guiyu, China. ©Greenpeace 2005 Photo by Natalie Behring-Chisholm Larger image