China's toxic e-waste capital is cleaning up its act

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iPhoneys: Best/Worst iPhone 6 Design Concepts Netflix looking to hire a 'Chaos Engineer' Network World Daily News AM September 07, 2014 China's toxic e-waste capital is cleaning up its act If you want to see where your old electronics go to die, take a trip to Guiyu. For two decades, PCs, phones and other electronics have been shipped to this town on the southeast coast of China, where locals in thousands of small workshops pull them apart with buzz saws and pliers to extract the valuable components inside.By all accounts, it's a toxic nightmare. Historically, the recycling has been done with little regard for health or safety, and toxic substances routinely leak into the air and water. No wonder it's been called one of the most poisonous towns on earth.But things may finally be changing. I spent two days in Guiyu last week, and while the smell of shredded metal still hangs in the air, efforts are underway to clean the place up. 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