Archive for February, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012 No Comments
From Lund University (2011, September 16). “Producer responsibility solution to electronic waste in developing countries” ScienceDaily. How can legislation be used to avoid hazardous waste being dumped where it could poison people and the environment in developing countries? Introducing producer responsibility could be one solution, says Panate Manomaivibool of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental [...]
Friday, February 17, 2012 No Comments
West Africa faces a rising tide of e-waste, according to a newly published United Nations report, Where are WEEE in Africa. While domestic consumption makes up the majority (up to 85 percent) of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) produced in the region, the report finds that the e-waste crisis is deepened by an ongoing [...]
Thursday, February 9, 2012 No Comments
From Resource Recycling, by Henry Leineweber. Customs officials in Indonesia are putting the pieces together on the country’s largest toxic waste seizure in several years. In late January, port authorities in Jakarta inspected and seized 113 containers of mixed toxic scrap, falsely labeled as scrap steel bound for Hwa Hok Steel. When inspectors began opening [...]
Thursday, February 2, 2012 No Comments
I am a Japanese native, born and raised in Tokyo for more than two decades. Since 2004, I have been living in the US and working in the area of waste management. Often I hear people talk about how advanced Japan is in recycling and how behind US is. Whenever I hear that comment, I [...]
