Developing countries are producing more and more electronic machines products. It is the cause that leads to the more electronic waste. And Pose a danger to the health of residents is enormous.
Electronic waste from TVs, refrigerators to mobile phones and computers will be produced 40 million tons every year. And a increased number.
In addition to high-tech products often contain toxic materials such as lead and mercury. If the Electronic waste is not treated properly, it can pose pollution and harmful to health. The Basel Action Network has urgent measures in electronic waste management. By separation Electronic waste Out of the general waste.
Achim Steiner, the agency's secretary general said the problem of electronic waste in the Environment conference in Nusa Dua, Indonesia's. He said, should bring electronic waste recycled. Which reduces the production of electronic goods.
The Basel Convention is an International Settlement a global guidelines for the to managing electronic waste. But the United States, a country that has electronic waste most in the world. not accepted the Basel Convention was find profitable from electronic waste. The export to poor countries that do not have a management good electronic waste. Causes the toxic material can infiltrate into the water and soil.
Environmental experts have to find ways to resolve this problem by building facilities for the safe recycling and arrest exports illegal.