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china’s
electronic
waste


Lola
Catero
 Joanna
Boydak
 Abby
Jeffords
 Kristen
Jentzen
 Taylor
Whitmer


the
story
of
guiyu


 What
happens
here?
  Who
lives
and
works
here?
  Why
is
it
allowed
to
persist?


what
is
e‐waste?


 Electronic
waste
is


technological
equipment
 that
has
reached
the
ends


• f
its
useful
life

• Monetary
value

• Health
consequences

• Black
market


how
big
is
the
problem?


 90%
of
discarded


electronics
come
from


• verseas


 E‐waste
generates
$75


million
per
year
for
Guiyu


 China
generates
2.3
million


tons
of
e‐waste
per
year


 1.7
million
tons
are


processed
in
Guiyu


the
basel
convention


 In
1992
China
signed
and


ratified
the
Basel
Convention


• n
the
Control
of


Transboundary
Movements


• f
Hazardous
Wastes
and


Their
Disposal


• international
treaty
that
was


designed
to
reduce
the
 movements
of
hazardous
 waste
between
nations


state
council
regulations


 In
May,
2008
China’s
State
Council


approved
a
draft
regulation
on
the
 management
of
electronic
waste
or
 WEEE
(Waste
Electrical
and
Electronic
 Equipment)


• Tighter
controls

• Mandatory
recycling

• “Resource
comprehensive
use”
funds

• Manufacturer
required
treatment


initiatives


green
corporations


 Lenovo


• “Green
Box”



 Recycle
mini‐stations
for
mobile
devices


• WEE
Marking
Notice



 Indicates
product
is
not
to
be
thrown
away


• PC
Recycling
Service



 Free
recycling
services


• Asset
Recovery
Services



 PC
take‐back
for
businesses


green
corporations


 Huawei



• Environment,
health
and
safety
systems

• Environmental
risk
management

• Green
products

• International
standards


government
policies
&
commissions


 National
Development
and
Reform


Commission


 Huaxing
Environmental
Protection


Development
Co.,
Ltd.


non‐profits
&
activists


 Watchdog
group:
The
Basel
Action
Network,

  Environmental
Protection
Agency
  Greenpeace


resources


 www.BAN.org
  www.scorecard.org