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Digital Dumping Ground: Frontline - World VIII


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Catalogue Number:  041151DV
Producer:  PBS Video
Subject:  Environmental Studies
Language:  ENGLISH
Grade Level:  9 - Post Secondary
Country of Origin:  U.S.
Copyright Year:  2009
Running Time:  60
Rights:  PPR

FRONTLINE/World presents a global investigation into the dumping of hundreds of millions of pounds of electronic waste around the world each year. Tracking "e-waste" to the slums of Ghana and the far-off provinces in China, Peter Klein and his team fan out around the world to document the growing impact of this toxic trash on those who desperately scavenge it for precious metals.

Three stories on the disc include:

Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground                     

As the June, 2009 digital television conversion makes tens of millions of analog TV's obsolete, and Americans continue to trash old computers and cell phones at alarming rates, FRONTLINE/World presents a global investigation into the dirty secret of the digital age -- the dumping of hundreds of millions of pounds of toxic electronic waste across the developing world. The report also uncovers another dangerous bi-product of a disposable culture - data fraud, as thousands of old hard drives are finding their way into criminal hands.

Egypt: Middle East, Inc. – The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

In Egypt, a country that suffers from the highest rate of youth unemployment in the world, FRONTLINE/World reporter Amanda Pike finds an organization trying to cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurs. She follows along as it pits the best student companies against each other in a nail-biting competition.

Vietnam: Wheels of Change – A Rugged Wheelchair for the Developing World.

In Vietnam, a country with one of the highest percentages of wheelchair riders in the world, a partnership between an American designer and a Vietnamese wheelchair factory is making a difference.



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