Tuesday, March 13, 2012 No Comments
My previous post REPORT: E-CYCLING IN JAPAN (PART 1) reported that the national recycling law, while making measurable progress in advancing responsible recycling of electronics in Japan, are in the midst of a battle against illegitimate recycling businesses. In the past few years, Japanese government began increasing its effort to win this battle. As I [...]
Category: On the Road, Reports
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 No Comments
Dateline: Lahore, Pakistan; January 2, 2012. By journalist Tariq Farid of the Daily Times. Hazardous E-waste has become one of the biggest health risks of this century in Pakistan, with rising trend of bulk imports of used and obsolete computers and other electronic equipment from the West, taking full advantage of “yet to be enacted [...]
Category: News, On the Road, Reports
Thursday, December 22, 2011 No Comments
Since 2002 and BAN’s landmark report “Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia”, the problems following the illegal global electronic scrap trade has gained increased attention. Almost ten years have passed since, and in that time the scientific basis has gone from nothing to overwhelming. But what do we really know? Earlier this year, the [...]
