Report says U.S. is exporting “e-waste”. Environmental groups say there’s a good chance it ended up in a dump in the developing world, where thousands of laborers burn, smash and pick apart electronic waste to scavenge for the precious metals inside — unwittingly exposing themselves and their surroundings to innumerable toxic hazards. However, odds are that your old computer crap ended up here at paxtonland and my kids are using it to play Mario Brothers.