BAN
BAN publishes new WEEE trade guidelines
April 25, 2019
The Basel Action Network (BAN) has published its new Responsible Guideline on Transboundary Movements of Used Electronic Equipment and Electronic Waste to Promote an Ethical Circular Economy under the Basel Convention. The new guideline was developed as an alternative to the Basel Convention’s Interim Guideline, which BAN says “has been fraught with controversy and lack […]
Canada’s ERA drops BAN lawsuit
April 17, 2019
The Canadian Electronics Recycling Association (ERA) has dropped its defamation lawsuit against Basel Action Network. BAN, as part of its worldwide e-Trash Transparency Project, had reported that three GPS tracked e-waste devices that were deposited at ERA’s drop sites in Canada went directly to Hong Kong and Pakistan. One week prior to this dismissal, US District […]