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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

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Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs. During the past few years, InterConnection has also participated in supplying badly needed IT equipment to disaster stricken areas like Chile , Haiti and Pakistan , and Japan. The program was started in 1999 by Charles Brennick, who still runs the organization.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. This is true for most of Asia where the problem is becoming critical. This represents the total amount of electronic waste that an average person in the UK is likely to consume in their lifetime.