here's a quote from david suzuki.
The simplest way to stop heavy metals: don't buy things you don't need, especially electronics. The sad fact is that all those great electronic devices usually go obsolete very quickly. (The average useful life for a computer is only five years, and about 18 months for cell phones.) If you must buy something, buy it second-hand. Here are some places to get used goods:
Freecycle: http://www.freecycle.org
Craigslist: http://toronto.craigslist.org/about/cities.html
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmy.ca/
and i didn't know that
coal-burning power plants are the single largest source of mercury in Canada. Reducing your energy use helps keep mercury out of the environment.
on this page there are links to more info: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/newsletters/Metal_June2007/page5.asp
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