Where do the millions of computer monitors, cell phones and other electronic refuse our society generates end up? Some of it is shipped illegally to China where it is harming the environment and the people who salvage its valuable components, reports 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. On the heels of a recent GAO Report chastising the U.S. EPA for failing to prevent improper disposal of e-waste and exposing the depraved business practices of 43 U.S. recyclers, it is increasingly clear that many businesses that outsource e-waste disposal are not aware that their electronics are being mismanaged by the outsourcers they choose.

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