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CHINESE CUSTOMS SEIZES 'ELECTRONIC GARBAGE' People's Daily CHINA, 13 September 2002 --The Wenzhou Customs Office in east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday uncovered 405.5 tons of scrap electronic products, dubbed "electronic garbage", that originated in the United States. Customs sources said nobody had claimed 22 40-foot containers even long after their arrival. After investigating the shipping bills, customs officials concluded there must be something wrong with them. They opened the containers and found only scrap computer monitors, keyboards, copiers and color TV sets inside, which according to Chinese regulations are banned imports. "As the address and telephone number on the shipping bills arefake, we believe this is most likely a deliberate move to transfer electronic garbage," said a customs official. He said the customs was determined to repatriate these waste goods in line with the law. At present, it was still making further checks into the case. Unwilling to invest in garbage disposal, certain developed countries are seeking to transfer their wastes to developing countries and regions. Much garbage, especially the electronic kind, contains harmful chemical materials. FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Basel Action Network is making this article available in our efforts to advance understanding of ecological sustainability and environmental justice issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. More News |