You’d be forgiven if you were misled by the headline of the press release announcing the most recent report from United Nations University and its partners on international e-scrap flows.
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The Basel Action Network (BAN) has issued a second report presenting information derived from its GPS tracking activities.
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Years ago, large groups of people came together representing many different perspectives on electronics and sustainability.
Processing electronics and processing fluorescent lights are distinct sectors, but they share one important trait: Each carries a risk of exposing your facility and workers to mercury.
Despite that fact, the two sectors are regulated differently.
The online E-Scrap News article appearing last week entitled "Can export incentives help clean up Agbogbloshie?" announces a new program to improve the infamously polluted and polluting scrap recycling operations in the Agbogbloshie area of A