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1 results foundAuthor: Geeraerts, Kristof Title: Illegal Shipments of E–waste from the EU to China: Quantitative and monetary analysis of illegal shipments and its environmental, social and economic impacts Summary: The illegal shipment of electrical and electronic waste, also called e-waste, from the European Union to China provides an example of a complex and serious environmental crime. Over the past decade or more, cross-border transport of e-waste from advanced economies to developing and newly industrialised economies has increased significantly and China represents the largest downstream destination for e-waste exported from Europe. Despite the fact that the import of e-waste into China has been officially banned since 2000, vast amounts of e-waste are still imported illegally into China every year and much of this enters the informal e-waste processing sector, where dismantling and recycling techniques are rudimentary compared to the formal sector and do not comply with health and environmental safety standards. Employing large numbers of local and migrant workers, the e-waste shipment and informal recycling sectors have also transformed social realities for people living in parts of China. The current EU legislative framework to fight illegal e-waste shipments, which translates the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal into EU law, primarily includes the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. Even though the WSR forbids the export of e-waste to non-OECD countries and extensive amendments have been recently introduced to both legislative instruments in order to improve enforcement and inspection, gaps and weaknesses still remain. These amendments have the potential to improve inspection and enforcement on the ground. Whether these will be effective will however depend on the willingness of the individual member states to provide the necessary resources (such as budget and staff) to implement the new provisions in a meaningful way. This chapter describes the illegal e-waste shipments from the EU to China, highlighting the estimated volumes of illegally exported e-waste, the key actors involved in the illegal activities, the victims and the harms they suffer, and the legal framework of both the EU and China aiming to tackle this environmental crime. As a conclusion, a set of policy recommendations is outlined that aim to support the fight against these illegal shipments. Details: London: Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), 2015. 69p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 19, 2019 at: http://minisites.ieep.eu/assets/1839/EFFACE_D3.2e_Quantitative_and_monetary_analysis_of_the_impacts_of_illegal_e-waste_shipments_from_the_EU_to_China.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Europe URL: http://minisites.ieep.eu/assets/1839/EFFACE_D3.2e_Quantitative_and_monetary_analysis_of_the_impacts_of_illegal_e-waste_shipments_from_the_EU_to_China.pdf Shelf Number: 155474 Keywords: E-Waste Electronic Waste Environmental crime Illegal ExportsOffenses Against the Environment Pollution |