The Changemakers Challenge
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This fall, Global Youth Fund is pleased to offer a unique challenge to FOUR schools in the Vancouver-Lower Mainland area: form a group of 20 youth and use GYF’s bottom-up democratic process to select a …

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E-Waste Recycling Program

Submitted by Charles on Tuesday, 18 November 2008One Comment

Every year, more than 300 million pieces of electronics - computerscell phones, all kinds of gadgets - are SCRAPPED.

Whether they’re burned or dumped, they leak harmful toxins into the environment, contaminating our water, land and air.

Alex Lin, 14, installed the first ever e-waste receptacle in his town of Westerly, Rhode Island, and pushed for passage of laws banning the dumping of e-waste.

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  • Obanla said:

    May i know all about e-waste recycling program.This could be helpful in my comunity as well.

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