Press Releases and News Stories

• E-waste ignored in India - 28 December 2003
• Able boss hits out at comments - 19 December 2003
• Judge condemns ghost fleet sailing - 18 December 2003
• Bangladesh shipbreakers toil for life - 17 December 2003
• US Agency reaction to high court ruling - 17 December 2003
• Ruling blow for Able UK - 17 December 2003
• Ghost Ships, no planning permission for dry dock - 17 December 2003
• Growing concern over India's e-waste - 12 December 2003
• Ethics issue raised about Martin family firm - 12 December 2003
• Green group wins 'ghost fleet' rule - 8 December 2003
• Judge blocks "ghost fleet" project - 8 December 2003
• Environmentalists win "ghost fleet" appeal - 8 December 2003
• China a global dumping ground for electronics - 1 December 2003
• Britain's own 'ghost fleet' - 30 November 2003
• Canada blocks full asbestos listing... - 28 November 2003
• Treaty on hazardous chemicals and pesticides... - 27 November 2003
• CSL's wrecked ships draw fire - 26 November 2003
• Cellphone ruling will add to e-waste - 23 November 2003
• Love in the Time of Benzene - 17 November 2003
• Thousands for anti-ship advert - 17 November 2003
• Repent at Leisure - 17 November 2003
• 'Ghost' fleet hypocrisy accusation - 17 November 2003
• Are the ghost ships such a grave matter? - 17 November 2003
• Ghost fleet row takes new twist - 16 November 2003
• Ghost ship: the scare that never was - 16 November 2003
• 'Ghost ships' are safe, says Mandelson 16 November 2003
• Mandelson Fury at Friends - 15 November 2003
• Book UK ship, not us - 15 November 2003
• Government 'in mess over ghost ships' - 15 November 2003
• Scandal: Britain sends toxic waste to India - 15 November 2003
• Britain Offloads its Own Ghost Fleet - 14 November 2003
• Toxic Ship Finds its Port in a Storm - 13 November 2003
• Concern Mounts Over US Ghost Ships - 13 November 2003
• Incredible Hulk: The Ship that Terrifies Teesside - 13 November 2003
• Let's Get this Work Done - 13 November 2003
• Second US Navy "Ghost Ship" Docks in Britain - 13 November 2003
• We Will Win Ships Battle - 13 November 2003
• Second US Navy Ship Arrives in Britain - 13 November 2003
• Asian Draw for Ship-Breaking - 13 November 2003
• The Boat Comes In - 13 November 2003
• Ghost Ships Port in Toxic Storm - 13 November 2003
• Spectre of Ghost Ships Becomes Ugly Reality as Vessels Dock in UK - 13 November 2003
• Town Unites to Repel Invasion by Toxic Armada - 13 November 2003
• The Evening Gazette Opinion - 13 November 2003
• Inspections Demanded - 12 November 2003
• Ghost Fleet Row Heads To Court - 5 November 2003
• Britain: Turn Back 4 Ships - 5 November 2003
• High Court Blocks 'Ghost Ships' Work - 5 November 2003
• Recyclers' Anger at EU Waste Shipment Changes - 5 November 2003
• Toxic U.S. Ships May Have To Turn Back - 5 November 2003
• Q & A: Ghost Ships - 5 November 2003
• High Court Blocks Dismantling of US Ghost Fleet - 5 November 2003
• 'Ghost Ships' Crunch Talks - 5 November 2003
• New Legal Bid to Stop 'Toxic Fleet' - 5 November 2003
• British Court Blocks Dismantling Vessels - 5 November 2003
• Ghostly Dilemma For PM - 5 November 2003
• India Toxic Dumping Ground of World's Mercury, Says New Report - 4 November 2003
• Flame Retardants To Be Extinguished - 4 November 2003
• Turn Them Back - 4 November 2003
• Media Statement From Hartlepool Council Regarding Able UK - 4 November 2003
• Minister Told Stop 'Ghost Fleet' - 4 November 2003
• Inquiry Into Ghost Ships Deal - 3 November 2003
• They Don't Care - 3 November 2003
• Environmentalists Claim Victory Over Shipment of Vessels - 3 November 2003
• Toxic Ship Export Deal Declared Illegal By UK - 3 November 2003
• Call For 'Ghost Ships' To Go Back - 3 November 2003
• Concern Over Passing Toxic Ships - 1 November 2003
• Ghost Fleet Faces Setback - 1 November 2003
• Talks Go Forward On Ships - 1 November 2003
• Environment Agency Blocks 'Ghost Fleet' Deal - 31 October 2003
• Green Groups Speak At Ship Inquiry - 31 October 2003
• Licence Blow To 'Ghost Ship' Voyage - 31 October 2003
• Greens Claim Victory: Toxic Ship Export Deal Declared Illegal By UK - 31 October 2003
• Ghost Fleet Firm Condemns Protest - 27 October 2003
• Groups Condemn U.S. Export of "Ghost Fleet" Ships - 23 October 2003
• Campaigners Protest As US Navy's Toxic Fleet Heads Across The Atlantic - 23 October 2003
• Britian: Planned Disposal of Defunct US Ships Poses Environmental Hazard - 23 October 2003
• Surfers Protest About Ghost Ships - 23 October 2003
• Noranda unearths metals from e-waste mines - 22 October 2003
• Toxic Ships From USA Not Welcome In Europe - 22 October 2003
• Ex-US Navy "floating time bombs" of pollution head for Britain: activists - 22 October 2003
• GAO To Pick Apart Ghost Fleet Deal - 22 October 2003
• US Navy Halts Plans to Send 'Toxic' Ships to UK - 21 October 2003
• British Balking At Deal To Break Up U.S. Ships Filled With Toxic Matter - 18 October 2003
• Two More Head For Scrap Heap - 17 October 2003
• Mercury Time Bomb Piling Up at Cato Ridge - 16 October 2003
• 'Send ghost fleet back' says EU official - 14 October 2003
• Wallstrom Fans Flames of UK Ship Scrapping Row - 14 October 2003
• Wildlife Warning Over 'Ghost Fleet' - 13 October 2003
• Environment Chief's Plea to US on "Ghost" Ships - 13 October 2003
• As Flame Retardant Builds Up In Humans... - 10 October 2003
• UK Local Council Fights to Halt 'Ghost Fleet' - 8 October 2003
• 'Ghost Fleet' has No Valid Planning Permission - 7 October 2003
• Ghost Fleet Ships will Cross the Atlantic One more Time - 6 October 2003
• Two 'Ghost Fleet' Ships Begin Journey - 6 October 2003
• 'Ghost Fleet' Ships to Set Sail for England - 6 October 2003
• 'Sisters at Sea' Begin Final Journey - 6 October 2003
• Fury as Toxic Ships to be Dismantled in UK - 4 October 2003
• MARAD asks to Comment on MSP Transfer - 3 October 2003
• Judge Blocks 'Ghost Fleet' Ships - 3 October 2003
• 4 Reserve Ships can be Towed to Britain; Order Bars 9 others - 3 October 2003
• US Allows Four of 13 Contaminated Ships to Sail to Britain - 3 October 2003
• Sinking Feeling for PCD-laden Ships; Judge Blocks U.S. Plan... - 3 October 2003
• Four 'Toxic Time Bombs' Heading for the Tyne - 3 October 2003
• Campaigners Vow to Stop Ships - 3 October 2003
• Earthjustice: Bush Administration to Export Four Toxic Ships... - 2 October 2003
• Ruling Due on 'Ghost Fleet' - 2 October 2003
• Green Light in US for 'Ghost Ships' - 2 October 2003
• Court Asked to Keep Toxic Ships in US - 2 October 2003
• Judge to Decide if Ships Leave Friday - 1 October 2003
• Polluted U.S. 'Ghost Fleet' May Be Turned Back-Group - 29 September 2003
• Two Groups Sue to Halt Shipment of Ghost Fleet- 29 September 2003
• Toxic Fleet Heading for UK to Die is Unfit for Voyage... - 25 September 2003
• Govt Asked to Notify Banned Toxic Waste Imports - 25 September 2003
• Greenpeace seeks to block breaking of Norwegian oil tanker in India - 23 September 2003
• Advocates Blast IBM, Others for Gutting California Computer, TV Recycling Bill, Coalition of Green Groups does not Endorse SB20, Now Headed to Gov. Gray Davis - 19 September 2003
• Environmental Justice Activists Denounce California Electronic Waste Bill... - 18 September 2003
• Forman offers choice words on 'toll' of bad-faith protectionism - 17 September 2003
• 'Ghost Fleet' Ships Not Ready to Leave... - 12 September 2003
• 'Ghost Fleet' Threat to Coastline - 10 September 2003
• Activists File to Stop Move of Ghost Fleet Ships - 10 September 2003
• Battle Intensifies to Sink 'Toxic Fleet' Deal - 10 September 2003
• Green Activists Intend to Sue to Prevent Export of Toxic U.S. Ships - 9 September 2003
• Probe into 'Ghost Ship' Plan - 9 September 2003
• UK Shipbreaking Contract Questioned with the US maritime Industry Ailing some are Asking Why a British Scrapyard was Chose to Dismantle 13 Aging Vessels - 8 September 2003
• Ghost Fleet Ships' Transfer to England Hits Stormy Seas - 4 September 2003
• Toxic Ship Deal Prompts EU Inquiry - 4 September 2003
• Rusting, Ghost Ships on Way to UK - 3 September 2003
• E-waste Recycling Accord Reached - 30 August 2003
• Stop Electronic Waste Export to Mainland China - 19 August 2003
• Danger Fleet Banned - 10 August 2003
• The State Prison-Based Recycling Effort to End - 6 August 2003
• Defense Cleanup Shipbreaking Little Known Deal with Obsolete Ships Leaves Congress, Scrappers Upset - 1 August 2003
• MARAD Signs Deal to Tow 15 Ships from James River - 29 July 2003
• Ships Set for Demolition 13 from Ghost Fleet to be Towed to England - 29 July 2003
• Outrage as Toxic Ghost Fleet Sets Sail for Britain: A Controversial Plan to Break Up US Warships in Hartlepool could Spell Environmental Disaster - 27 July 2003
• Japanese Plant Takes on E-Waste - 23 July 2003
• 'Ghost Fleet' Side Deal Raises Political Ire - 21 July 2003
• Toxic Trash 'Being Dumped in Manila' A Government Directive Allows for Importation of Waste for Recycling but Minimum or Zero Processing Occurs - 19 July 2003
• Does Your TV Recycler Really Recycle? - 18 July 2003
• IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling Promote Continuation of Illegal Practice - 18 July 2003
• Environmentalists Targetting Dell - 16 July 2003
• Fairness Questioned in Ghost Fleet Scrap Deal Careerbuilder - 16 July 2003
• Ship-Export Plan Draws Complaints - 7 July 2003
• Dell Plans to Quit Recycling Contract - 3 July 2003
• Clean Up or Ship Out, Our shipbreaking Yards are Raising Quite a Stink - 2 July 2003
• Toxic Trash from New Zealand Mocks Global Agreement to Stop Trade Trade in Hazardous Waste: Pollutes Local Communties in the Process - 2 July 2003
• UN Committee Recommends Stricter Mercury Limits - 30 June 2003
• Group Criticizes Dell 'E-Waste' Program - 26 June 2003
• 'Ghost Ships' Deal Close - 26 June 2003
• Bush Dumps Toxic Ghost Fleet on UK: Rusting Hulks Leaking Chemicals and Oil will be Towed Around Scots' Coast - 26 June 2003
• Coast Catastrophe Over US 'Ghost Fleet' - 26 June 2003
• India is Fast Becoming a Dumping Ground for Electronic Waste - 17 June 2003
• Press Release: States Urged to Move to Resolve Electronics Waste Crisis as National Dialogue Drags On - 13 June 2003
• Press Release: Seattle to Host Crucial Meeting to Determine Whether Industry Will Take Responsibility for Toxic Electronic Waste - 11 June 2003
• New Initiative to Combat Growing Global Menace of Environmental Crime - 10 June 2003
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will Enter into Force in September - 9 June 2003
• Groups Criticize Mercury Plan - 9 June 2003
• Computers to Africa Scheme Criticised - 6 June 2003
• Recycling Laws Boots Hi-tech Transfer - 6 June 2003
• Chinese Consumers building an "E-waste" Mountain, Officals Warned - 5 June 2003
• The Gray Area Around Green PCs: Critics Question Manufacturers' Environmental Concern - 3 June 2003
• Call for Tighter Electronic Waste Controls - 3 June 2003
• California Senate Committee Approves E-Waste Bill - 23 May 2003
• Bon Voyage - 23 May 2003
• No Use putting Off Greener Breaking: Owners should Think of their Reputations if Nothing Else - 23 May 2003
• Federal Environmental Exec Launches Effort to Cut impact of Electronics - 22 May 2003
• 'Ghost Fleet' May Be Dumped - 21 May 2003
• Proposed EU Restrictions on Chemicals Worry U.S. Companies would have to Prove Products are Safe - 15 May 2003
• African Nature Reserve Threatened - 15 May 2003
• Ban could Make a US Domestic Breaking Industry Feasible - 15 May 2003
• Indians Send Protest Letter to Bush - 15 May 2003
• US Set to Break Ranks on Recycling, Greens Angry at Timing of Bush Administrations Decision - 15 May 2003
• HLL's Mercury Waste Leaves Indian Shores at Last - 8 May 2003
• Cautious EU Rules are 'Bar to Trade', says U.S. Companies - 6 May 2003
• China Fights Electronic Pollution - 6 May 2003
• Illegal Waste from the Netherlands Intercepted in Antwerp, Belgium - 6 May 2003
• Jim Puckett, BAN coordinator discusses BAN, its Mission and the Electronic Waste Crisis in an Interview with National Public Radio's KUOW - 6 May 2003
• Hazardous Waste is Shipped from India to U.S. Recycling Plant May 7, 2003 - 5 May 2003
• UN Urges US to Improve Its Record on Waste Dumping - 24 April 2003
• UN Raps US Over Scrapping Fraud - 23 April 2003
• US Ship Scrapping Decision Nears - 23 April 2003
• Earth Day Surprise: Defense Department Favors Mercury Storage Over Sales 22 April 2003
• Happy Endings for Cast-Off PCs - 21 April 2003
• Europe Gets Tougher On U.S. Companies - 20 April 2003
• Dell's Call to Recycle Computers Draws Flak - 18 April 2003
• Unilever Plant in India to Ship Mercury Waste to U.S. for Disposal - 18 April 2003
• Unilever Plant in India to Ship Mercury Waste to Pa. for Disposal - 17 April 2003
• Recycling Center Stands Alone in State - 16 April 2003
• Shipbreakers Revisited - 13 April 2003
• Environment and Human Rights Linked Before UN Commission - 11 April 2003
• UNESCO Nature Reserve Threatened by Scrap Ships - 9 April 2003
• Junk Bond: How U.S. Trash Helps Fuel China's Economy - 9 April 2003
• How E-Junk Poses Global Hazard - 4 April 2003
• A Passage to India - 3 April 2003
• Greens Call on Thailand to Ban all Imports of Toxic Waste - 1 April 2003
• Demolition Men, Environmentalists Have Repeatedly Attacked Shipbreaking Yard at Alang - 1 April 2003
• HLL Asked to Pack off Hazardous Mercury Waste to US - 31 March 2003
• US May Dump Toxic Fleet in Our Backyard - 15 March 2003
• Where to Dispose of Va.'s 'Ghost Fleet'? U.S. Seeks International Sites for Junking Old Ships Despite Concerns Over Pollution - 12 March 2003
• Thor Ordered to Remove Mercury Waste - 12 March 2003
• Junk Dealers Strike Gold With Used Comps - 12 March 2003
• Computer Waste Hard to Ware Out - 11 March 2003
• China Cautious of US Ghost Fleet Deal - 10 March 2003
• Fifteen Electronics Recyclers Adopt E-Waste Pledge - 3 March 2003
• Bill to Reduce E-Waste Considered in Ecology Committee - 28 February 2003
• Chlorine Industry Should Stop Using Mercury and Refrain from Passing It On - 28 February 2003
• Companies Pledge to Dispose of Computers - 27 February 2003
• Recyclers Pledge to Cut E-Waste - 26 February 2003
• Electronics Recyclers Vow To Clean Up - 26 February 2003
• Companies Pledge to Recycle Old PCs and TVs With Care - 26 February 2003
• Holmen Firm Pledges To Recycle Waste Electronics - 26 February 2003
• Electronics Recyclers Pledge Greener Practices - 25 February 2003
• Electronics Recyclers Pledge: "No Export, No Dumping, No Prisons" - 25 February 2003
• 15 Computer Recyclers to Sign Take-Back Deal - 25 February 2003
• Finally, A Responsible Way to Get Rid of That Old Computer - 25 February 2003
• China Serves as Dump Site for Computers - 24 February 2003
• Scandal of Toxic Waste Exports to Developing Nations Continues - 21 February 2003
• TV, PC Monitors Should Be Recycled, Says L.A. Official - 17 February 2003
• European Electroscrap Laws Enter Into Force - 17 February 2003
• Washington State Legislation to Ensure Your Old Computer is Really Recycled - 17 Februrary 2003
• Environmentalists Call on Thailand to Ban All Imports of Toxic Waste and Ratify Global Ban
  - 17 February 2003
• Ships Anchored in the Past - 16 February 2003
• Old Computers Never Die-They Just Cost Colleges Money in New Ways - 14 February 2003
• National Maritime Officials Seek Rule Change to Export Mothballed Ships - 11 February 2003
• E-Junk: Loophole in Dumping Law 'Hurts Public' - 11 February 2003
• UN to Consider Mercury Treaty After the US Drops Opposition - 7 February 2003
• Garbage In, Garbage Out - 3 February 2003
• U.S. Could Block International Action on Mercury - 28 January 2003
• Where Toxic Ships Go To Die - January 17, 2003
• Dell Faces Tough Market for Recycling - 16 January 2003
• Pluggedin - Dell Faces Tough Market for Recycling - 16 January 2003
• Trash from Toronto Upsets Michigan Town- 15 January 2003
• Equipment Contaminated With PCBs to be Transferred to Pell City - 12 January 2003
• E-Waste: Dark Side of Digital Age - 10 January 2003
• CFC Smugglers Jailed, Fined - 9 January 2003
• Letter from China: Minneapolis garbage, Shanghai gold! - January 2003