11.7.2008 10:14 AM

Your Electronics Waste Is a Pollution Nightmare in China

Watch 60 Minutes for a Report on the Issue

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Pile of e-waste, electronics waste, including cell phones, computer keyboards, a modem, an answering machine and other technology gadgets.

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By Dan Shapley

60 Minutes on Sunday will tell the story of unscrupulous electronics waste recyclers who are shipping U.S. e-waste to China and other distant nations, where it is stockpiled, picked over and processed in ways that seriously endanger human health and the environment.

It's not a new issue, but it's not a solved problem, either. And it looks like 60 Minutes got into the thick of it, even getting roughed up by locals trying to prevent their toxic stories from being told.

The episode with the report airs Sunday. Here's a pair of previews:

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