Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Bali, 22 February 2010

Urgent Need to Prepare Developing Countries for Surge in E-Wastes

Rocketing sales of cell phones, gadgets, appliances in China, India, elsewhere forecast

 Proper e-waste collection, recycling key to recovering valuable materials, protecting health, building new green economy

- Sales of electronic products in countries like China and India and across continents such as Africa and Latin America are set to rise sharply in the next 10 years.

And, unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle materials, many developing countries face the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains with serious consequences for the environment and public health, according to UN experts in a landmark report released today by UNEP.

Full press release here

The full study can be read here