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What's in Your Computer

Brominated Flame Retardants

1. They are not mined; they are synthetically made.
2.Some countries regulate the production of it. (European Union in 2006)
3. Accumulates in fatty tissues and travels throughout the body. Affect the neurological and endocrine systems. Most harmful effects are on children and pregnant women.
4. Demanufacturing produces toxic chemicals such as hydrogen bromide. It is released into the atmosphere and is consumed by animals and humans. This causes neurological effects in humans, and some animals have died from it.

Ewaste: Letter to Congress

Thanks for sending your letter to Congress


Thanks for taking the time to send a letter to Congress on the e-waste export bill. They need to hear from their constituents on this issue. Passing this bill is the most important action Congress can take on the e-waste issue.

Can you tell your friends to do the same - to send a message to their Representative? It only takes a minute.

Use our tool below to let them know about this important bill, and ask them to send a message to Congress. You can either paste email addresses into our tool (towards the bottom of this page) or just click "send from your own address book" to open an email message with our suggested message. Feel free to edit the message or completely rewrite it.

Thanks for your help!

The Electronics TakeBack Coalition