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Adriana Trujillo

Basel Action Network (BAN) : Developing Countries Rally to Prevent Industry Efforts to ... - 0 views

www.ban.org/...pt-e-waste-from-trade-controls

eWaste basel action network trade

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • repairable electronic waste to be exempt from the international Basel Convention hazardous waste trade control procedures.
  • developing countries cannot control the junk electronic computers, faxes, printers and TVs flooding into their countries from North America and Europe
  • digital dump
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  • Transboundary Movement of e-Waste in Geneva
  • all exports of hazardous electronic waste be notified to importing countries, and receive their consent prior to shipment.  
  • without lifting the established hazardous waste trade controls, reuse of used equipment would be inhibited
  • if manufacturers would make efforts to create non-toxic components, readily upgradable hardware and longer-lived products.
  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 13
     
    Developing coutnries are trying to defeat a policy that would require knowledge and consent to hazardous waste material being shipped into that country
Adriana Trujillo

More Affordable Devices Lead to Doubling of E-Waste in China Since 2010 | Sustainable B... - 0 views

www.sustainablebrands.com/...ad_doubling_e-waste_china_2010

add eWaste china electronics reclycling

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 22 Feb 17 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 22 Feb 17
     
    According to a recent United Nations University report, e-waste generation is growing fast in both total volume and per capita measures throughout East and South-East Asia between 2010 and 2015. Driven by rising incomes and high demand for new gadgets and appliances, the average increase in e-waste across all 12 countries and areas analysed was 63% in the five years ending in 2015 and totalled 12.3 million tonnes. China's more than doubled to 6.7 million tonnes, up 107%.
Adriana Trujillo

E-waste: 46 million tons of trash - or treasure? | GreenBiz - 0 views

www.greenbiz.com/...million-tons-trash-or-treasure

eWaste environmental news add

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 20 May 15 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 May 15
     
    A recent United Nations report shows that e-waste is a mine of both recyclables and toxics.
Adriana Trujillo

After Dump, What Happens To Electronic Waste? : NPR - 0 views

www.npr.org/...at-happens-to-electronic-waste

eWaste

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Recyclers can make money from selling scavenged metal from electronic
  • equipment,
  • the process to retrieve usable metals is typically extremely toxic
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  • These so-called recyclers have found that that they can make a lot more money just exporting this material, because the U.S. laws completely allow it to happen
  • is first looking to see if old equipment can be reused
  • reputable recyclers will use mechanical shredding and a high-tech
  • Basel Action Network
  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 13
     
    NPR 2010 waste ending up in different countries where it is toxic to the env. and workers.
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