E-waste, Egypt and the Digital Divide

Around two months ago, 170 nations met in Spain for a UN environmental conference and agreed to accelerate a ban on exporting e-waste from rich nations to the developing world. For green campaigners and the marginalised poor forced to sort toxic e-waste in developing countries, this was a resounding success. This hard-won victory, however, wasn’t celebrated by all. Some e-waste campaigners raised concerns that a blanket ban would in fact starve highly skilled repairers in the developing wo...

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