Electronic waste by country

native from West Africa and growing to see waste in the street, in the canal or dumped in the nearest open space, seemed to be normal. Since I have been in contact with the waste recycling industry in 2010 in UK, I have a burning desire to constantly increase my knowledge and skills in this field. After observation, this situation rise a whole load of question to me: what is waste management? How come in Senegal we are not getting the value out of waste? How many job can be created? What…

States, and there would no longer be a need to import materials to produce fuel. This would also benefit the agriculture industry by providing more jobs to corn planters. Going this route also would lessen the dependence on the Middle East and other countries for oil and fuel. Growing corn for use in ethanol production would also be a more energy efficient way, because there would be less travel of products, resulting in less energy consumption. Disadvantages of growing corn for use in ethanol…

countries overseas, however, there are some things that big businesses could do to decrease the toll that sweatshops have on the environment. They could begin to build their factories in places that are already urbanized to avoid more unnecessary deforestation. They could bring in healthcare and environmental professionals for seasonal or annual inspections of the people and the environment surrounding them. They could also provide their workers with amenities like clean water at work, and maybe…

school. Primary schools in some developed countries such as Britain and America tend to teach their students with electronic devices instead of printed books. However, I personally argue this trend is not suitable for pupils. In this essay, I will first list some drawbacks of eBooks and then give some reasons why printed books should be still dominated in primary school. First of all, eBooks hazard people’s eyesight and have some common shortages which electronic device facing today. Evidence…

CEO of Electronic Manufacturing Incorporated (EMI). Lars is faced with the ethical dilemma of deciding what to recommend to the board with regards to reducing the cost of recycling their electronic products. EMI is a large manufacturer of wireless mobile devices located in Berengaria, along with all of their consumers. The Berengarian government has recently put into place new environmental legislation, which holds electronic manufacturers responsible for the recycling of any toxic waste found…

Sweden being the top country in waste management, Avfall Sverige is the Swedish’s primary waste management company with 400 members from both the public and the private waste management and recycling sectors, representing 99,9 per cent of the Swedish population. It is a representative for its members in addressing politicians, other decision makers, authorities and media, both in Sweden and internationally. Founded in 1947, it remains a stakeholder and trade associate in waste management and…

able to make a difference. His goal was too ban e-waste dumping in Rhode Island. Alex Lin was able to make a difference because he wanted to protect the environment, he had a group of friends to help him, and he was determined. Alex Lin was able to make a difference in the world because he wanted to protect the environment. Alex Lin found out about the problem when he read a Wall Street Journal article on e-waste. E-waste, witch is electronic waste, is very harmful to the environment because it…

products, potential new entrants, rivalry among competing firms. (PG 440) o Suppliers of inputs: EDA Industry mainly depends on inputs from three main suppliers – Mentor Graphics, Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems. o Buyers of outputs: Hi-Tech electronics development and manufacturing industry, PCB and semi-conductor manufacturers, aircraft industry, automotive industry, defense industry, computerization and automation,…

discretionary spending that needed that last bit of leverage to completely topple Circuit City in 2009. This allowed Best Buy to be a clear leader in the consumer electronics retail segment. However, Best Buy’s economic fortune ended up taking a hit with new competition like Wal-Mart, Radio Shack, and Costco that are also getting into the consumer electronic retail segment. This could be bad…

Fig. 1. Material and financial flows in Swiss e-waste. One of the supports of the system is assured financing of the collection and recycling by charging on all new equipments under Advance Recycling Fee (ARF). All the collections are paid at ARF as well as the transport and the recycling of the disposed equipments. For small items like hair dryers, the ARF range it to CHF (Swiss franc) 1, up to CHF 20 for TVs and CHF 40 for refrigerators. In 2003, the total ARF collected was about CHF 71.66…