The European Union (EU) has selected Nigeria as one of the 14 African countries that have the capacity to manage e-waste, according to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.
the Basel Action Network (BAN), a nongovernmental organization, estimated that about 400,000 used computers were being imported into Nigeria every month out of which 25 to 75 percent was junks.
6/30/09. "An EU strategy on preventing and recycling waste aims to pave the way towards a recycling society by decoupling economic growth from natural resource use. But questions remain over whether the issue should be dealt with at national or European level, and on how to reconcile the EU's ecological and internal market objectives in the long run." Includes links to more info. on topic, milestones, policy summary with links, an overview of issues, and the positions of various officials on the subject.
TOKYO, Japan - Last weekend electronics giant Panasonic Corp. announced the acquisition of one its larger Japanese counterparts, Sanyo Electric Co. Panasonic has gained a 70.5% stake in Sanyo, paying 800 billion Yen ( 6.4 billion). The main reason for this take over is Sanyos know-how in
This document reports on an LCA study of PCs, according to the terms of reference described in
Technical Annex XI.E.4/96/0056 of the Commission's call for tenders and on pp 12-14 of Atlantic/IPU's tender for the project, which was distributed to the PC ad hoc working group on 21 January, 1997.
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