week 6 writing assignment

Well the way things are smuggled into these countries is kind of by mutual agreement. Since the U.S. is reach yet stingy in the same way, they ship these e-waste recyclables to other countries who are poor and in need of these valuables like; Computers, cell phones, calculators, and TV’s which they dissect and use to get value. So basically the taxes are high in the U.S. to recycle so they send it to other countries in need of the valuables. Another issue is how these things are smuggled into these other countries. The U.S. is very clever in there means of transportation of these “goods”. They will often send them with “legitimate goods”, because there where U.S. laws made in 2000 to slow exports of e-waste junk to china for these environmentally unhealthy recycling deities.
One way for us as U.S. citizens to slow these exporting fiascos is to buy things that are environmentally safe, or things that are made of natural or biodegradable resources. Another is to use electronics to the fullest. If there is something that is old or you don’t use anymore why not try selling or donating it. This will go along way in helping these electronics stay in the U.S. as long as they can