Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts

Friday, October 23, 2009

Olympic Medals from E-waste and Where NOT to Live


Well it seems to be true, there is a little debate about the facts behind it. A quick search of "the Google" did not uncover any truth in the comment about this being false advertising. Perhaps this will shed a more conversation on the topic, and people complain that the Olympics is a wasteful display.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/10/20/2010-olympic-medals-made-from-e-waste/

While this drifts from the topic, I found it quite stunning. And e-wast was defiantly a part in these transformations.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/photos/the-15-most-toxic-places-to-live/apocalypse-now#image