Bridging digital divide on mountain of e-waste
Kandeh Yumkella
Amid criticism that technology company Hewlett Packard (HP) is not doing enough to eliminate toxic substances from its products  the head of the United Nations industrial development program Kandeh Yumkella vowed on Wednesday to take the issue up with the UN's long-time partner.
 "We will deal with the criticism and push HP to deal with that  " said Yumkella  director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
 "People use their computers elsewhere and when the computers are done  they're loaded in containers and shipped off " said Yumkella. "We are working with agencies to look at how we deal with e-waste."
 Yumkella acknowledged that IT companies must take an active role in mitigating e-waste but as the saying goes  it's important not to throw out the baby with the bath water.
Amid [TGT] vowed on Wednesday to take the issue up with the UN's long-time partner.
 "We will deal with [TGT] and push HP to deal with that  " said [TGT]director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
 "People use their computers elsewhere and when the computers are done  they're loaded in containers and shipped off " said Yumkella. "We are working with agencies to look at how we deal with e-waste."
 Yumkella acknowledged that IT companies must take an active role in mitigating e-waste but as the saying goes  it's important not to throw out the baby with the bath water.