Blocks of electronic waste hidden in a freight container are seen during a search at Leam Chabang industrial estate, Chonburi province, Thailand, May 29, 2018. Picture taken May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK: Thailand is a new dumping ground for scrap electronics from around the world, say police and environmentalists, the latest country to feel the impact of China's crackdown on imports of high-tech trash.
Police at Laem Chabang port, south of Bangkok, showed on Tuesday seven shipping containers each packed with about 22 tonnes of discarded electronics, including crushed game consoles, computer boards and bags of scrap materials.
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