What has happened to the millions of toys, lunchboxes and other products recently recalled because they contain hazardous levels of lead or lead paint?
No one is exactly sure.
That worries some consumer activists, environmentalists and others who caution about weak oversight of the disposal process.
Lead-laced products, they warn, could contaminate landfills or groundwater. Even worse, they say, is that some recalled toys and other goods get resold -- both in the U.S. and abroad.
"There are so many recalls right now and nobody is saying, 'What's next?'" said Charlie Pizarro, associate director for the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, Calif. "There is no answer for how to dispose of them."
There is no single, nationally accepted procedure for dealing with such items from the time of recall to final, safe disposal.
Star-Telegram.com | 10/09/2007 | Disposal details unknown for many lead-tainted products
digg
reddit
del.icio.us
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment