Waste to Energy Challenges in China

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Today more than 100 waste to energy plants operate in China. However, approximately 400 new facilities are planned over the next decade. Michael Nelles and Thomas Dorn explain why this will require adaptation of new technology and suitable pre-treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic waste export ban

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Electronic waste export ban -New war on e-waste

Electronic waste, also named e-waste, there are no clear technical standards to determine, but in general terms,  electronic products has abandoned or can’t use of electronic belong to electronic waste. For example: the discard of the TV set, old computer out of use, old refrigerators, microwave oven, abandoned cell phones, etc. When the number of electronic waste is more and more, the harm of it showed up. With the increasingly harsh European environmental protection laws, China is rapidly becoming the main destination of electronic waste and 80% of the world electronic waste is destined for Asia, and China is accepted this 80% of 90%. Electronic waste not only quantity and serious harm. If not handled properly and cause serious harm to the environment.

New war on e-waste

New war on e-waste

America’s discarded laptops and smartphones continue to wreak environmental havoc in developing countries. Could an export ban make a difference? Bai Bingbing reports.

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