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Guiyu, China
I think for the next panel, I would like to represent the inhabitants of the town Guiyu, China. While we've spent an extensive amount of time talking about the effect of technology on it's users, both negative and positive, we haven't really discussed what happens to our technology afterwards. Computers are constantly advancing, newer molds constantly rendering their predecessors obsolete. In fact, according to Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, "we throw out about 130,000 computers every day in the United States."
A large amount of this excessive 'e-waste' generated in "first world countries" are shipped out to poorer countries, where it contaminates the drinking water and air. A town that has been profoundly affected by e-waste is Guiyu.