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Stamping It Out

TitleStamping It Out
AuthorVicky Rockingham
Publication Date01/04/2010
CategoryWEEE
TypeCIWM magazine
Teaser TextVicky Rockingham, regulatory specialist with the international waste shipments team at the Environment Agency, reports on her recent visit to Ghana The export of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) from Europe is a serious problem, particularly to developing countries. This illegal industry undermines legitimate recycling businesses in Europe and poses serious risks to the environment and human health. It also creates a security risk: hard drives and memory cards are often removed to sell on to people who harvest the data for identity theft.

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