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The Make-A-Wish Foundation is having second thoughts about sponsoring the collection of truckloads of used electronics at a four-day fundraiser starting Thursday at Cranberry Mall.
The charity might put the brakes on the event amid allegations that EarthEcycle, the company that refurbishes such equipment, ships it abroad for recycling that endangers workers in China and Africa.See the full content of this document
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Make-a-Wish Rethinks Fundraiser After Allegations of Hazards Overseas
An e-waste watchdog group, Basel Action Network, or BAN, said Tulsa-based EarthEcycle did just that with two recent events in Western Pennsylvania.
"This is pretty far in motion for us. But if we have to cancel it, we will," said Ann Hohn, spokeswoman for Make-A-Wish Foundation. It w...See the full content of this document
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