Thailand bans the import of e-waste

Inhabitat
By Luciana PricopAug 17, 2018, 5:00 pm366 pts
Over the course of the next six months, Thailand will ban the import of 432 types of scrap electronics also called e-waste. E-waste includes any device with an electric cord or battery and recyclers often mine these trash deposits for valuable metals such as gold, silver and copper. The devices can also contain…

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