How is globalization and e-waste connected?
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This is a term manufactured by the AGW religionists and bottom-feeder politicians to frighten the unknowledgeable and easily led into allowing a takeover of their respective countries by the U.N.
"e-waste" is nothing more than the discarded components of various electrical and electronic devices.
While it is true that a large enough quantity in one place could possibly leach a bit of naturally occurring heavy metals into the soil BUT, most solid waste is placed into well-managed landfills which control leaching and runoff, thus any danger of "e-waste" is a false fear.
The REAL danger is out of control politicians who have come to believe that they are our "leaders" rather than our representatives.
It’s time to vote ALL of them out of office.
We need to have a "REMOVE INCUMBENT" option on the ballot.
The electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) sector is largely a globalized industry with production and assemblage occurring mainly in developed countries. EEE comprises electrical gadgets such as fridges, air conditioners, washing machines, microwave ovens; and electronic products such as computers and accessories, mobile phones, television sets and stereo equipment. The growth in global electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) production and consumption has been exponential in the last two decades, fuelled by rapid changes in equipment features and capabilities, decrease in prices, and the growth in internet use. This has created a large volume of waste stream of obsolete electrical and electronic devices (WEEE or e-waste) in developed countries. With the globalization of trade in e-waste, there is high level of trans-boundary movement of electrical and electronic devices as secondhand or end –of-life electronic equipment into developing countries in an attempt to bridge the ‘digital divide’.
E-wastes contain several toxic substances including heavy metals such as lead, nickel, chromium, mercury and organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the common flame retardants. Thus globalization of e-waste has environmental and health implications in the downstream end of the EEE supply chain entailing disposal of waste, as developing countries are economically challenged, lack the infrastructure for sound hazardous waste management including recycling, or effective regulatory framework for toxic chemicals and wastes management. Furthermore there is pervading low public awareness of the hazardous nature of e-waste with the use of low-end or crude waste management techniques. The fast growing volume of e-wastes imports in developing countries whether in a form of post-consumer goods or end-of-life equipment imported or generated domestically require the development of sound capacity to prevent, minimize, re-use, recycle or recover materials from such wastes and to dispose of the residues arising from these operations in an environmentally sound manner.
This discussion of e-waste as a global challenge examines the current situation, challenges and opportunities, dilemma of developing countries and the way forward for pragmatic policy and regulatory interventions for sound management of the waste with minimum risks to the environment and human health.