Developing countries, the dumping ground!

Digital migration.
http://www.doc.gov.za/index.php?

I would like to problematise the issue of donations, especially electrical goods as it is the cause of the continuing piling e-waste.

The issue of e-waste will be dealt with in the context of the unfolding global process of digital migration which the changing of the broadcasting system from analogue to digital.
The point must be made that the digital migration is long overdue and have lots benefits.
The progress made globally is not consistent because the so-called developed countries are leading the pack in digital migration.

There is a possibility of the flood of TVs from so-called developed countries into developing countries in the pretext of donations. The cost of recycling the TVs is high and the dumping is strictly regulated than in so-called developed countries. The TVs will follow the same route as computers donated to schools. The schools are sitting with tons and tons of broken and absolute computers with no solution because the repair and refurbishing are unaffordable to schools.

ICT activities contributing to e-waste

e-Waste internet links

The prefix e- stands for electronic and e-waste is simply waste generated from electronic appliance such computers, TV sets etc as I have indicated at the beginning of the project.

The background information about e-waste can be found on the internet by typing on the Google search the following:

• e-waste
• Developmental aid /donations
• E-waste management in SA/China/India
• Dangerous chemicals from e-waste
• Environmental issues
• Economical issues
• Economical implications
• E-Waste legislation
• PAP report on hazardous chemicals
• Basal Ban / convention
• E-waste recycling programmes

and alternatively you can visit the following websites:

http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/waste/waa_guidelines.shtml

http://www.basel.int/convention/about.html

http://www.e-waste.org.za/what_is.htm

http://www.ewaste.ch/case_study_south_africa

http://www.ewaste.ch/case_study_china

http://www.ewaste.ch/case_study_india

http://www.ewaste.ch/e_waste_assement_p_r

http://www.ewaste.ch/global_perspectives_on_e_waste