The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-Use and Abuse to Africa
Seattle: Basel Action Network (BAN) (2005), 42 pp. + annexes
Contains many illustrations, tables
A Global Overview of E-Waste Dumping, 7
Turning to Africa, 10
Lagos, Nigeria, 10
Repair and Refurbishment Operations, 18
Materials Recovery, 20
Dumping and Burning, 21
The exporters, 24
ReUse: The Good, the Bad and the Illegal, 29
Legal Conclusion, 40
Key Recommendations, 40
End Notes, 43
Annex I: Information from Asset Tags
Annex II: NetMon's Forensic report
Annex III: Australian Criteria
Annex IV: List of Countries
Turning to Africa, 10
Lagos, Nigeria, 10
Repair and Refurbishment Operations, 18
Materials Recovery, 20
Dumping and Burning, 21
The exporters, 24
ReUse: The Good, the Bad and the Illegal, 29
Legal Conclusion, 40
Key Recommendations, 40
End Notes, 43
Annex I: Information from Asset Tags
Annex II: NetMon's Forensic report
Annex III: Australian Criteria
Annex IV: List of Countries
