Ewaste and the Basel Convention

This paper will discuss what e-waste is, what is happening to the e-waste and why it is a problem. The paper will then discuss what can be done to improve the situation.

However, there have been attempts to stop this. The United States is the only industrialized country who does not have an international treaty which makes it illegal to export or traffic toxic e-waste. The idea is to stop dumping e-waste on the world’s poorest, poverty struck nations and to work towards safer waste management within the country. The European Union provides a model for industrial regulation, hoping that the burden of the e-waste would be put on manufacturers instead of the consumers. On the other hand, a more fitting choice would be to begin manufacturing the devices with an end of life plan. As of right now cell phones are designed to make disassembly difficult. Instead, ideas have been proposed to sell the devices with prearranged disposal service or to allow users to exchange their old phone for a new one instead of throwing them away improperly. With the idea in mind that individuals play a role in environmental sustainability, this provides incentive that people would be more interested in trading in their old phones for new ones while saving the earth at the same

Financial crisis has been regarded as one of the most important issues in recent years, especially after the previous financial crisis during 2007-2009. As the impact of the financial crisis is growing, the way to restrain and prevent the financial crisis has become the main research direction. This essay is going to analysis the improvement of the financial market, thereby preventing and suppressing the occurrence of the financial crisis. Firstly, the background of the financial crisis will be introduced. Secondly, the main contributing factors of the financial crisis in 2008 are going to be discussed, for example, subprime mortgage problem, financial innovation problems, credit rating agencies problem within financial market. Thirdly, the role and influence of the Basel Accords are going to be analyzed, particularly looking at changes of capital adequacy through Basel I, II, and III. In the end, the relationship between Basel Accords and financial crisis are going to be explored, going through the Basal Accord’s impact on the financial market. Some of the main points of this essay are going to be summarized in the conclusion such as Basel Accords are helpful for stabilization of the financial market.

As used electronics is becoming a waster hazard worldwide local governments such as where I live include programs at local waste stations purely for electronics. This encourages local residents to freely drop off their electronic waste, like TV’s and computers and mobile phones to these locations where the waste is sorted and than shipped to facilities that can process this waste appropriately which also includes recycling as much material as possible. This has a

Today, with over 7 billion people on Earth, the demand for technology is rising rapidly. As companies work hard to meet demands and mass produce technology for both society and businesses, they release harmful chemicals and gasses which pollute the environment and result in climate changes (Ramey). And not only does the overproduction of technology pollute the air, but it also harms the ground that we stand on. Technotrash, or any broken or unwanted electronic device, is currently the most rapidly-growing type of waste (Green) and according to GreenDisk, a company dedicated towards safely recycling technotrash, over 80% of technotrash is not being recycled. While technotrash represents only 2% of America’s trash in landfills, it equals 70% (emphasis) of overall toxic waste (“11 Facts”) because the toxins in technology can leak into the ground (Anthony). For example, lead from cell phone circuit boards can cause

While being too focused on new, bright and shiny technological innovations, a lot of people don’t think about where their old obsolete technology goes or how it affects the environment. Electronic waste (E-waste) “...comprises electrical appliances such as fridges, air conditioners, washing machines, microwave ovens, and fluorescent light bulbs; and electronic products such as computers and accessories, mobile phones, television sets and stereo equipment” (Lundgren). Recycling electronic waste is expensive, so many developing countries receive E-waste from other countries (often times illegally) to extract valuable materials from the electronics to be used for the country’s benefit. Although the country recycling this waste benefits from an economical standpoint, the environmental and health standpoint isn’t so lucky. “...rudimentary recycling techniques coupled with the amounts of e-waste processed have already resulted in adverse environmental and human health impacts, including contaminated soil and surface water” (Lundgren). With an extreme lack in any sort of safety regulations, poor workers are taken advantage of and suffer the most because “...workers and communities are exposed to many highly toxic chemicals" (Marko) and it’s all because Americans don’t want to spend the money or take the time to properly recycle these products. The

Techno trash (or e-waste) is one of the negative impacts of new technology. It is the rubbish created by discarded electronics. Developed countries such as the U.S export 50% to 80% of their techno trash to poorer Asian countries. The discarded technology is processed by workers who do not have the right equipment to handle and safely recycle these tech materials. This puts the workers and community to high levels of toxic materials, which could turn towns and the surrounding area into contaminated dumps. The e-waste that isn’t transported to Asia ends up in local landfills and poses risks to the surrounding environment and communities. Technology is made up of a mixture of dangerous chemicals. The toxic chemicals can cause serious damage to the environment. Some of these chemicals include beryllium, cadmium, lead and

Developing countries have made harmful contributions to our environment. Each year, 20-50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed. The largest e-waste

The disposal of hazardous material is something that many waste management organization are well educated on when conducting every day operations. However, in the even the the Mercury Recovery Facility in which created a Federal Clean-Up site, initiated an multitude of issues that not only impacted the enviorment but also the people that lived in the surrounding areas. Though, there were many issues that caused these issues to happed due to weathering of materials and chemicals over time. The biggest mistake was the lack of accountability of personell as well as the dumping that was taking place at this site. Not only calling for federal relief, but also gaining social attention from the media as well as scientific professionals around the world.

Eilperin describes the electronic waste, or e-waste as she dubs it, with aplomb. She especially pays attention to how the exportation of electronic waste from the United States to Asian countries affects their communities and environment. In my estimation, like many of the other articles she aims to educate and warn her audience of the danger looming on the horizon if society does not take action. Her audience should come from the article with an idea of how their habits with electronics can damage others half a world away and pose a threat to their environment here at home. This source was found through a search for electronic waste, global and asia on National Newspaper Core.

Reading your post was very interesting and informative. There are some successes in the implementation of Universal waste management .Therefore EPA regulation for Universal waste transportation and disposal make complete sense because the current methods of transportation and disposal are safe and it eliminate any negative impact such waste may have environment. One of the important aspects of the policy is that the EPA allows Small quantity handlers to safeguard the environment by properly managing universal wastes. I think the EPA needs to apply more stringent handler requirements. This will empower generators to focus more on recycling.

The final project for this course is the creation of a Case Analysis. In 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Waste Management and some of its executives. You must research these charges and answer the questions below. Review the SEC Release 1532 here. In a well-structured analysis, you will answer a set of questions regarding the case against Waste Management. Begin your research in Module Eight. Use any additional resources presented and the Waste Management financial statements and reports as needed. The Analytical Procedures Worksheet and the ICF-CX16 Vulnerability Worksheet are located in the Assignment Guidelines and

Students will receive a Case Note on which to base their case analysis in response to the questions below. You will find it useful, if you do not have exposure to the case method, to review “How to Write a Case-Based Essay” [by William Ellet - provided].

There have been numerous investigations on the recycling of electronics where journalists and activists use public records to track shipping containers filled with discarded EEE from developed nations, such as the United States or European countries, to their overseas dumping destinations in less developed countries like China, Ghana, Kenya, India, Pakistan, and Nigeria. This exportation of hazardous waste is in violation of

Ever since we have started mass producing electronics, we have also been mass producing e-waste which has been shipped off to foreign countries, most prominently India. For less than minimum wage, Indian workers scavenge through toxic e-waste to find valuable pieces inside of the waste. As a result, many human rights of the people in India are affected. This paper will investigate to what extent the human rights of these people in India are affected by poor e-waste management