REPORT / INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Mismanagement of discarded electronics within Europe involves a volume 10 times that of e-waste shipped to foreign shores in undocumented exports, according to a comprehensive two-year investigation into the functioning of the used and waste electronics market. The European Union-funded project, Countering WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) Illegal Trade (CWIT), was undertaken by INTERPOL, United Nations University (UNU), United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, the WEEE Forum, the Cross Border Research Association, Zanasi and Partners and Compliance and Risks.

 

Read More:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/the-good-earth/Discarded-electronics-mismanaged-within-Europe-equals-10-times-the-volume-of-e-waste-exported/articleshow/48729792.cms