Now it is estimated that many people know that old cell phones and some old appliances can be extracted from gold and silver, and some other rare precious metals. Under the attraction of the interests of the gradual electronic waste has become a huge industrial chain, in many areas of China have specialized in the acquisition of old cell phones and old appliances and refining enterprises.

Electronic waste refining is a huge benefit to the industry, because that gold mine to compare, a meal of ore can be refined up to 15g of gold, while electronic waste products can be refined per ton of 300g of gold, there are 3,000g of silver, in addition to 100kg of copper, as well as a number of other rare precious metals, can be said to be more than the gold mines are to earn.

Under the huge benefits naturally some people began to engage in this industry, and even some coastal areas of China began to risk importing foreign garbage from abroad. This behavior is a serious violation of the country's regulations, but also cause China's environmental pollution increased, but in the profit motive, many people simply ignore the Chinese law, through various methods to collect all kinds of electronic waste.

The development of the e-waste industry has caused serious damage to people's living environment. Guiyu town is one of the main production sites for the refining of e-waste, and the pollution in this place is horrible being called the most poisonous place. Many children in Guiyu town suffer from respiratory illnesses, and some of them even get cancers, which are all linked to the pollution of the e-waste industry.

Some developed countries in Europe and the United States like to do is to send electronic waste products abroad, they know the benefits of these electronic waste, but people in Europe and the United States choose to environmental protection. And our country's collection and refining of electronic waste is to get rich at the expense of our own residential nostalgia and health.

Guiyu town is a clear example of this, and now the groundwater inside this town has been polluted, and the soil is even more polluted, especially with dioxin levels seriously exceeding the standards. Of course, Guiyu is an example, and there are many other similar towns in China. The huge industrial chain behind e-waste is an environmental disaster for China, and not a good thing at all!