"We argue that existing policy directions will mitigate but not solve the problem of the environmental impacts of informal recycling."
Source: Williams, E., R. Kahhat, B. Allenby, E. Kavazanjian, J. Kim, and M. Xu. 2008. ‘Environmental, Social, and Economic Implications of Global Reuse and Recycling of Personal Computers’. Environmental Science and Technology 42 (17): 6446–54. doi:10.1021/es702255z