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Ghana’s Cabinet minister speaks about e-waste at Climate Change meeting
Submitted by mathias on Tue, 2008-08-26 08:42.Importation of obsolete computers and e-waste has featured at the on-going climate change meeting in Ghana. read more »
Johnny Clegg exposes South Africa's e-waste
Submitted by mathias on Wed, 2008-08-20 15:45.South Africa is generating vast quantities of electronic waste; however, the impact of e-waste in the country is hidden. read more »
E-waste campaign gradually getting some attention in Ghana
Submitted by mathias on Tue, 2008-08-19 17:04.The campaign to get government agencies to act to deal with the e-waste menace confronting Ghana appears to be getting some attention. read more »
Chemical Used in LCD Screens Found to Be Global Warming Gas
Submitted by mathias on Fri, 2008-08-15 11:39.NF3, Used in Making Flat Screen TVs, Harms the Climate: Scientists read more »
Kenya opens first e-waste management plant
Submitted by mathias on Fri, 2008-08-08 20:44.Computers For Schools Kenya (CFSK) has opened East Africa's first e-waste management plant in Embakasi, Kenya, to handle the region's electronic recycling needs. read more »
India a thriving global e-waste dumpyard: Report
Submitted by deepalisinha on Thu, 2008-08-07 09:16.NEW DELHI: If you thought your old outdated PC or television was safely in a junkyard rotting away or being dismantled, think again. read more »
Computers pile up in Ghana dump
Submitted by mathias on Wed, 2008-08-06 16:55.Have you ever wondered where old computers end up? China and India have been popular destinations, but in Ghana the piles of old computers are increasing every week even though the trade is illegal. read more »
Greenpeace cites rising e-waste in Africa
Submitted by mathias on Wed, 2008-08-06 16:44.Greenpeace called on the world's electronics companies Tuesday to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products read more »
Resolution would ban e-waste exports to developing countries
Submitted by mathias on Mon, 2008-08-04 16:25.US Resolution seeks ban on shipping hazardous metals materials. read more »
EPA fines Chino firm over e-waste
Submitted by mathias on Fri, 2008-08-01 16:19.A Chino company's failed attempt to ship hundreds of used computer monitors to China highlighted new controls federal authorities have placed on electronic waste such as computers and televisions. read more »
Producing usable materials from e-waste
Submitted by mathias on Wed, 2008-07-30 16:14.New technologies being developed in China and Eastern Europe may create usable materials from e-waste. read more »
Understanding flourescent light bulbs
Submitted by mathias on Mon, 2008-07-28 10:26.HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Save energy -- two words that have rapidly become a modern day mantra. But some are now asking, at what cost? read more »
ISO 15270 will help expand plastics recovery and recycling worldwide
Submitted by mathias on Mon, 2008-07-28 08:32.A new ISO International Standard will assist the emerging worldwide market for plastic recovery and recycling. read more »
eWASA- Paving the way towards Environmentally Sound e-Waste Management for South Africa
Submitted by mathias on Wed, 2008-07-23 15:48.Last week the e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA) has been be formally established as a Section 21 company. eWASA will be responsible to set-up an environmentally sound waste management system for all types of e-waste generated in the country. read more »
Wipro launches programme for energy effciency
Submitted by mathias on Wed, 2008-07-23 15:37.Indian software major Wipro today launched a programme for its customers as part of its energy efficiency, e-waste management and eco-friendly measures. read more »
