As mentioned in my previous blog governments are taking measure to decrease the e-waste stream. In reality the problem just moves to somewhere else. Low-income communities in developing countries remove the plastic from the copper and the precious metals in order to sell them. At the end of the day the toxic byproducts are dumped in the nature.
But movement is starting to happen. For example, the EU has a series of regulations aimed to limit the export of e-waste. China has something similar , they focus on banning the import of e-waste. Although illegal smuggling still occurs.
(howstuffworks)Stef De Visscher
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