Bart Porter, news bureau editor for Redemtech, has worked as a writer, reporter and editor for 30 years in a variety of newspaper, academic and corporate venues.
No one knows for sure how much e-waste is salvaged on Earth Day every year, but there sure are a lot of collection events. If every collection event gathered a modest 2,000 pounds on Earth Day, that would amount to 3,500 tons -- 80 percent of which will likely be exported overseas.