Did North Korea Recycle Your Laptop?

Did Kim Jong-Un recycle your old laptop? That's the question hovering over last week’s news that Chinese authorities had recently broken up an e-waste smuggling ring responsible for delivering 72,000 metric tons of prohibited junk via North Korea to China’s shores in 2013.
by
Adam Minter
Chinese workers taking apart old televisions for parts in a recycling workshop in Linyi, China. Photographer: Adam Minter/Bloomberg View

Did Kim Jong-Un recycle your old laptop?

To continue reading this article you must be a Bloomberg Professional Service Subscriber.

Read this article on the Terminal Request a demo to learn more

You might like:
  1. Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative to Label 'Hate Groups'
  2. Israel Has a Playbook for Dealing With North Korea
  3. Trump's Self-Defeating Actions Weaken U.S.
  4. Few Cities Could Accommodate Amazon's New Headquarters
  5. Data Breaches and Last Looks
  6. The Ground Has Shifted on U.S. Health Care
  7. Trump's Debt-Limit Deal Much Ado About Nothing