News Archive: July 2009
PBS Frontline releases expose on ewaste dumping
"On the outskirts of Ghana's biggest city sits a smoldering wasteland, a slum carved into the banks of the Korle Lagoon, one of the most polluted bodies of water on earth. The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah. Correspondent Peter Klein and a group of graduate journalism students from the ...
Guardian: E-Waste Industry targeted by Organized Crime
According to a recent article by the UK Guardian, organized crime in the UK is targeting electronic waste disposal. Since early June, the UK Environment Agency has conducted raids on over 500 containers of e-waste that was destined for illegal export to Africa. These operations run against the EU's Waste ...