Guiyu

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Guiyu (Chinese: 贵屿; Hanyu Pinyin: Gùi Yǔ) is the name of a town in China.

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[edit] Location

Guiyu Town is located within the southwest part of Shantou prefecture-level city, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.

[edit] Transport

Its inconvenience in transportation makes it unknown to most Shantou locals.

[edit] Industry

Guiyu Town is the biggest electronic waste site on earth[1]. The health-environmental issues there have concerned international organisations such as Greenpeace.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Seattle Times (2006). E-waste dump of the world. Retrieved 9th March, 2007