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Archive Home > 2002 > February > 08 > E-trash headed to dumps by the ton

E-trash headed to dumps by the ton

By Lisa Rosetta / The Bulletin
February 8, 2002

Zapped, fried, dead.

Yesterday's cellular phones, computers and televisions are sitting idle in attics and garages. Worse yet, they may soon be headed for the nation's 2,200 landfills by the ton.

Electronic waste, or e-trash, isn't biodegradable. And the problem doesn't end there. Many....

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