Finding a future in recycled electronics

Courtesy Marketplace  Fri, 07/03/2009 - 11:21

A group of women in northern Mexico saw opportunity in piles of electronic waste sitting just across the border.

They plugged in their energy and made a successful business, despite the powers that be. Ingrid Lobet reports.


 

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