UN outlines global e-waste goals
The UN has launched a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste.
The private-public partnership hopes to create a global recycling standard, extend the life of products and improve the market for second-hand goods.
The world's annual volume of "e-waste" is expected to exceed 40m tonnes in the near future, the UN estimates.
1: Lead in cathode ray tube and solder
2: Arsenic in older cathode ray tubes
5: Antimony trioxide as flame retardant
4: Polybrominated flame retardants in plastic casings, cables and circuit boards
3: Selenium in circuit boards as power supply rectifier
6: Cadmium in circuit boards and semiconductors
7: Chromium in steel as corrosion protection
8: Cobalt in steel for structure and magnetism
9: Mercury in switches and housing
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Posted at 11:41PM Mar 06, 2007 by Simon Bullen in Eco data centers. | Comments[0]
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