Electronic waste occupied a city again
Us environmental group survey found that, Hong Kong is considered to be the most progressive region of China science and technology and economy, has now become the world’s latest pollution heaven, New Territories, Hong Kong region has now become e-waste processing base.
Electronic waste occupied a city again
Environmental groups in the United States last year (Basel Action Network (BAN) multinational investigation, discard 200 tracking device attached to the electronic products, and make some promise not to charity, the export of electronic waste recycling and certified recycler.
Track but found that there are 66 pieces of waste electronic products were exported to Hong Kong, mainland, Taiwan, such as 10 countries, unexpectedly nearly 50 of exports to Hong Kong, now has 37 pieces of electronic waste is still stay in Hong Kong, the toxic waste electronic products include 25 pieces controlled, mercury and lead LCD monitor, etc.
The latest report shows that at present most of the export of e-waste enter Hong Kong, mainland China ranked second. BAN that China tightened the import of electronic waste, forcing mainland businessmen operating illegally transferred to Hong Kong recycling field, then garbage transit to southeast Asia.
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