Exporting e-waste to emerging markets
Despite European regulations to prevent electronic waste from being dumped in Africa and Asia, a hidden flow of end-of-life electronics has been threatening to drown West Africa. Consumers International has been calling for tighter government monitoring and greater corporate responsibility to prevent the effective dumping of toxic electronics on the developing world.
p>Despite European regulations to prevent electronic waste from being dumped in Africa and Asia, a hidden flow of end-of-life electronics has been threatening to drown West Africa. Consumers International has been calling for tighter government monitoring and greater corporate responsibility to prevent the effective dumping of toxic electronics on the developing world.