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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
 of
its
useful
life
 • Monetary
value
 • Health
consequences
 • Black
market


how
big
is
the
problem?
  90%
of
discarded
 electronics
come
from
 overseas
  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
 on
the
Control
of
 Transboundary
Movements
 of
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