UK flouting WEEE Directive as African e-waste dumping continues
Monday, 16 May 2011 00:00
The success of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive has been called into question by a new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) which warned that the UK's e-waste continues to end up in West African scrap yards.
Despite years of high-profile reports on the illegal shipment of non-recyclable electrical goods to countries such as Nigeria and Ghana, the practice is still going strong, according to the campaign group.
The original article was published on V3.co.uk
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