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  1. Joseph Lim :mastodon: @[email protected] ·

    #American #ewaste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in #SoutheastAsia, #watchdog report says
    "Seattle-based #BaselActionNetwork, or BAN, said a 2yr #investigation found at least 10 #US cos exporting used #electronics to #Asia & Middle East, in what it says is a hidden tsunami of e-waste.. Much of it is dumped in landfills, leaching #toxic #chemicals into te #environment.. workers burn or dismantle devices by hand releasing toxic fumes & scrap.. a form of #waste #colonialism"🤦‍♂️
    apnews.com/article/ewaste-poll

    #american #ewaste #southeastasia #watchdog #baselactionnetwork #investigation
  2. UK @[email protected] ·

    europesays.com/uk/217260/ Malaysia will stop taking U.S. plastic waste. What will California do? #BaselActionNetwork #California #calrecycle #China #Country #Email #Environment #Export #HazardousWaste #Malaysia #nation #Pound #Science #ScrapPlasticMarket #SovereignLaw #U.s.PlasticWaste #UK #UnitedKingdom #WasteAgency

    #wasteagency #unitedkingdom #uk #u #sovereignlaw #scrapplasticmarket