Hazardous Gold

Unregulated by law, electronic waste continues to mount. Recycling by private waste managers generates new problems.

March 9, 2011

TYPE the keywords ‘golden electronic waste’ into the Google search engine and you’ll find thousands of websites showing many means of ‘mining’ the gold. No need to go to the gold mine at Grasberg at the top of Puncak Jaya, Papua, or Cikotok, Lebak regency, Banten. The gold mine, according to the websites, can actually be found in big cities, such as Jakarta. The gold mine is called electronic waste. It can be found in used televisions,

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