原文已被隐藏，你可用 快捷键 - 或点击 显示原文 按钮来查看原文
第1段
1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Earth. I'm David Biello. Your minute begins now.
该句暂无译文！
2 .The town of Agbogbloshie in the West African country of Ghana has been called a digital dumping ground.
该句暂无译文！
3 .Millions of tons of discarded electronics wind up there annually, so people can try to recover anything of value.
该句暂无译文！
4 .It's therefore one of the most polluted places in the world,
该句暂无译文！
5 .because workers burn plastic coatings to get at the metal in the guts of gadgets.
该句暂无译文！
6 .But Agbogbloshie is about to get cleaner, thanks to the opening of a new facility for handling such e-waste.
该句暂无译文！
7 .Four machines that can strip plastic will prevent the burning that produces hazardous smoke.
该句暂无译文！
8 .E-waste is a large and growing problem thanks to the large and growing appetite for electronics.
该句暂无译文！
9 .Responsible recyclers exist, but too much e-waste still ends up being exported and improperly disposed of in places like Agbogbloshie.
该句暂无译文！
10 .The worst e-waste remains batteries.
该句暂无译文！
11 .The most common type, lead-acid batteries, are classified as toxic waste once used.
该句暂无译文！
12 .And more and more rechargeable lithium ion batteries are finding their way into landfills and other unsafe disposal sites.
该句暂无译文！
13 .But the problem of e-waste can be solved with proper recycling.
该句暂无译文！
14 .The new machines in Agbogbloshie should be able to strip enough wires to produce about 10 metric tons of copper a month.
该句暂无译文！
15 .That's good news for livelihoods and lungs of local residents.
该句暂无译文！
16 .Your minute is up, for Scientific American 60-Second Earth. I'm David Biello.
该句暂无译文！