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Living in an E-Waste Village in China! HD

2,772 views · Published 7 June 2014 · 1:17 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Touronama · 2014 · Entertainment

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On the outskirts of Beijing lies Dongxiaokou village, a major centre for recycling old electronic goods, or e-waste. Discarded electrical and electronic products, from abandoned air-conditioners to refrigerators, are collected and recycled mostly by migrant workers who either repair them or sell them on as scrap. Those in the business in Dongxiaokou grapple with poor infrastructure and sanitation facilities, in addition to dangers associated with handling e-waste. The village is now facing demolition to make way for an ambitious urbanization plan, and residents are worried about losing their homes and work.


Dongxiaokou village lies just on the outskirts of Beijing, but a trip there does not really offer a pleasant escape from the city centre. For Dongxiaokou is no ordinary village: it is a hub for rubbish.
For years, the area has been home to people who make their living by collecting and recycling electrical and electronic waste -- from abandoned air-conditioners to fridges and TV sets. Several hundred families work to gather this "e-waste" from people in wealthy, downtown Beijing.
No one knows the exact number of people involved because many are migrant workers who don't have licenses for their recycling businesses or permanent residency permits through China's "hukou" system. They live on the margins in more senses than one.

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