E-Waste Recycling Academy for Developing World Told of Risks and Rewards

Participants at the first-ever e-Waste Academy for policymakers and small businesses, organised in Accra, Ghana by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and StEP – a partnership of several UN organisations, industry, government, NGOs and the science sector – have heard how electronic waste now contains precious metal "deposits" 40 to 50 times richer than ores.

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http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/8555981378/articles/waste-management-world/recycling/2012/07_/E-Waste_Recycling_Academy_for_Developing_World_Told_of_Risks_and_Rewards.html?cmpid=EnlWMWJuly172012