Description

This report reveals one of the primary reasons why action to date in the United States has been woefully
inadequate. Rather than having to face the problem
squarely, the United States and other rich economies that use most of the world’s electronic products and generate most of the E-Waste, have made use of a convenient, and until now, hidden escape valve – exporting the E-waste crisis to the developing countries of Asia.

Prepared by
The Basel Action Network (BAN)
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC)

With contributions by
Toxics Link India
SCOPE (Pakistan)
Greenpeace China

Authors: Jim Puckett, BAN
Leslie Byster, SVTC
Sarah Westervelt, BAN
Richard Gutierrez, BAN
Sheila Davis, MFF
Asma Hussain, SCOPE
Madhumitta Dutta, Toxics Link India
Edited by: Jim Puckett, BAN
Ted Smith, SVTC