[GRRN] Detroit and high-tech trash

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Date: Wed Sep 13 2000 - 18:08:27 EDT

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    Dear Friends:

    Thought you might be interested in the latest newspaper story about
    computer recyling that features our work.
    http://www.detnews.com/2000/technology/0009/13/a01-119191.htm

    High-Tech Trash Causes Waste Worry
    Oakland Struggles with what to do about aging computers
    By Louise Knott Ahern / The Detroit News

    Novi--That aging IBM gathering dust in your basement is more than a
    personal inconvenience.

    It's part of the technology age's newest global environmental threat.

    After a two-decade technology boom that has brought computers to half of
    American families and virtually all businesses, electronics makers from
    Japan to Oakland County are trying to figure out what to do with high-tech
    toys when they're traded in for newest models.

    Visit http://www.detnews.com/2000/technology/0009/13/a01-119191.htm for the
    whole story and more.

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