North Star Stories

NSS Weekly: The Challenge of E-Waste


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In this week's program, we take a look at how some companies handle electronic waste. And we look at how nonprofit organizations work to maintain their missions while being fiscally responsible. 

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Executive Producer: Victor Palomino 

Producers: Xan Holston, Jamad Jama 

Anchor: Grace Jacobson 

Reader scripting: Victor Palomino, Tracey Collier, Xan Holston 
Fact checking: Victor Palomino, Tracey Collier 

Production Assistant: Britt Aamodt 

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger 

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Photo: Workers without personal protection equipment burn wires and cables at a now-shuttered e-waste processing called Agbogbloshie in Accara, Ghana. Illegally exported American e-waste often ends up in sites like this. [credit: Rola Cao]

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