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Economic Daily CHINA, 27 April 2002 -- Waste electronic products are endangering human being's living environment more and more seriously, and recycling and proper disposal of those waste arebecoming more urgent protecting global environment. Ministry of National Information Industry and National Trade and Economic Committee disclosed in the "Colloquia of Waste ElectronicProduct Recycling and Disposal" held in April 25 that there were 130 million refrigerators, 170 million washers, 35o million TV setsand 16 million computers in China. Experts predicted that China would meet the peak of maximum ownership of electrical appliances per household in 2003. However, China still does not have any related regulations on thedisposal and recycling of waste electronic products. Experts and businesses who attended this colloquia considered that authorities should enact relevant laws and policies of environmentprotection, certify the useful life of household electrical appliances, and prohibit to bury or set fire on those waste electricproducts. Manufacturers should have the responsibility of disposing waste electronic products, and retailers should have the responsibility of recycling used electronic products and sending them to manufacturers properly, and consumers should have the responsibility of returning used electric products to retailers. infoAsiaPort.Com Copyright (C) 2002 Alestron, All rights reserved 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 |