August 7, 2008By The Editor
Computer Junk
Company violated new regulations.
A Chino company's failed attempt to ship hundreds of used computer monitors to China highlighted new controls federal authorities have placed on electronic waste such as computers and televisions
Jet Ocean Technologies Inc. faces as much as $32,500 in civil penalties for illegally shipping 441 cathode ray computer monitors in containers labeled as scrap metal, authorities said.
When the container arrived in Hong Kong this spring, it was rejected by Chinese authorities and sent back to the Port of Long Beach, where U.S. Customs officials alerted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said Rebecca Sugerman, an attorney for the EPA
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