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I cannot find any source that shows e-waste being primarily sent to third world countries. It looks like it mostly goes to India and China, if not processed loc
by Workaccount2 2y ago
I cannot find any source that shows e-waste being primarily sent to third world countries. It looks like it mostly goes to India and China, if not processed locally.
And at least in India it doesn't look like a burning hell hole of toxic waste.[1]
[1]https://namoewaste.com/what-we-do/ https://namoewaste.com/what-we-do/
- devsda 2y ago> Having long invaded Asia (Russia, India, China, etc.), e-waste from Europe and the United States is arriving in extensive quantities in the ports of West African countries such as Ghana, in violation of international treaties. This is from the first link[1] in the npr article. It doesn't say that it is the primary destination but does say that it is high. 1. https://www.fondationcarmignac.com/en/ANAS-AREMEYAW-ANAS-MUNTAKA-CHASANT-and-BeNeDICTE-KURZEN/ https://www.fondationcarmignac.com/en/ANAS-AREMEYAW-ANAS-MUN...
- Workaccount2 2y ago"extensive quantities" is a meaningless term. If we use the numbers from the article (250k tons) and from the site your provided (62 million tons), "extensive quantities" is 0.4% of e-waste.