'60 Minutes': The Trail Of Toxic E-Waste Video
'60 Minutes': The Trail Of Toxic E-Waste Video Transcript
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>> This is a story about recycling, about how your best intentions to be green can be channeled into an underground sewer that flows from the United States and into the wasteland. That wasteland is piled with the burning remains of some of the most expensive, sophisticated stuff that consumers crave. ^M00:00:22 [ Foreign language spoken ] ^M00:00:28 And we discovered that the gangs who run this place wanted to keep it a secret. ^M00:00:34 [ Foreign language spoken ]
>> He said if we don't leave we may get beaten up. [ Foreign language spoken ]
>> What are they hiding?
>> They're afraid of being found out. This is smuggling. This is illegal. A lot of people are turning a blind eye here. And if somebody makes enough noise, they're afraid this is all gonna dry up.
>> Watch the full story Sunday on 60 Minutes. Then come back to CNET on Monday for more. ^E00:00:57
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