Electronics recycler fined $444,000 for illegally disposing of dangerous waste overseas
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Source: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2016/114.html
The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Seattle-based electronics recycler Total Reclaim Inc. $444,000 for illegally disposing of flat-screen televisions and monitors with fluorescent tubes containing toxic mercury. The company shipped the flat screens to Hong Kong, where they were broken apart in the open by unprotected workers.