Don’t scrap it:Thai officials showing samples of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States they seized, during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, and an e-waste collector using a cleaver to remove copper wire from a device in Nhat Tao market, the largest informal recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. — AP
Many millions of tonnes of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report by an environmental watchdog.
The Seattle-based Basel Action Network, or BAN, said a two-year investigation found at least 10 US companies exporting used electronics to Asia and the Middle East, in what it says is a “hidden tsunami” of electronic waste.
