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Disposing or Recycling YOUR Computers and Monitors is specifically highlighted in this BBC News
Report.
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BBC News Report - UN
warning on e-waste 'mountain'
The world's richest nations are dumping
hazardous electronic waste on poor African countries, says the head of the
UN's Environment Programme (Unep).
Speaking in Nairobi, Achim Steiner said consumerism was driving a "growing
mountain of e-waste".
Unep estimates that up to 50 million tonnes of waste from discarded
electronic goods is generated annually.
Improper disposal of e-waste can release hazardous chemicals and heavy
metals into the environment.
Mr Steiner made his comments at the opening of a week-long conference in
Nairobi which will review the Basel Convention, aimed at reducing the
movement of all types of hazardous waste.
"The need for Basel is ever more evident in this globalised world," he
said.
"Accelerating trade in goods and materials across borders and across
continents is one of the defining features of the early 21st Century."
Toxic waste
E-waste is thought to be the fastest growing part of municipal waste in
the developed world.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Computer
1: Lead in cathode ray tube and solder
2: Arsenic in older cathode ray tubes
3: Antimony trioxide as flame retardant
4: Polybrominated flame retardants in plastic casings, cables and circuit
boards
5: Selenium in circuit boards as power supply rectifier
6: Cadmium in circuit boards and semiconductors
7: Chromium in steel as corrosion protection
8: Cobalt in steel for structure and magnetivity
9: Mercury in switches and housing
The decreasing cost of replacing computers, mobile phones and other
electronic gadgets, and the speed with which technology goes out of date,
mean there is more and more to be disposed of.
Traditionally, much of the waste found its way to Asian countries such as
China and India, but tighter regulations means more and more is ending up
in Africa.
A recent study by the Basel Action Network concludes that a minimum of
100,000 computers a month are entering the Nigerian port of Lagos alone.
"If these were good quality, second hand, pieces of equipment this would
perhaps be a positive trade of importance for development," said Mr
Steiner.
"But local experts estimate that between a quarter to 75% of these items
including old TVs, CPUs and phones are defunct - in other words e-waste."
When these are burnt, a common disposal method, it can release toxic fumes
and leach chemicals such as barium and mercury into the soil.
International force
The conference will discuss how to tighten regulations to prevent this
kind of incident occurring.
In particular it will review amendments to the Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
which will tighten controls on shipments and disposal of e-waste.
"We need to shine a brighter light on hazardous wastes - where they come
from and where they end up," said Basel Convention Executive Secretary
Sachiko Kuwabara-Yamamoto.
The convention is meant to regulate waste in all of its forms, including
e-waste. It came into force in 1992, and has since been signed by more
than 160 countries.
Members of the convention in Nairobi will also press those countries that
have not yet ratified the treaty, such as the US, to do so.
Also on the agenda will be a recent incident in Ivory Coast where noxious
fumes produced by waste dumped around Abidjan killed at least 10 people
and left more than 70,000 seeking medical treatment.
Although there is no indication that the incident was caused by e-waste,
the UN says the incident is indicative of the challenge facing African
nations.
"I sincerely hope that the tragedy in Cote D'Ivoire and the challenges of
e-waste will serve as a wake up call to the Parties of the Basel
Convention and other related treaties," said Mr Steiner.
Courtesy: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6187358.stm
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takes protecting the environment and your company's security seriously.
Our mission is to provide our customers with affordable alternatives to
landfill disposal, worry free data security, and reliable customer
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We follow a strict NO LANDFILL policy both internally and externally. We
value each and every customer as if they were our first. We have a formal
environmental management system, ensuring that we meet environmental
quality standards for all portions of our operation.
Able IT Logistics Limited is an insured, privately owned and operated
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