Electronic waste From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the EC directive‚ see Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. Defective and obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. There is a lack of consensus as to whether the term should apply to resale‚ reuse‚ and refurbishing industries‚ or only to product that cannot be used for its intended purpose
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BNL-73894-2005-CP Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan: Using Oil & Gas Production by-Product Sulfur for CostEffective Secondary End-Use Products P.D. Kalb‚ S. Vagin‚ P.W. Beall‚ B.L. Levintov Presented at the REWAS 2004 Global Symposium on Recycling‚ Waste Treatment and Clean Technology Madrid‚ Spain September 2004 Environmental Sciences Department Environmental Research & Technology Division Brookhaven National Laboratory P.O. Box 5000 Upton‚ NY 11973-5000 www.bnl.gov Managed by Brookhaven
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common environmental problems in China. The white color is supposed to refer to something pure and clean. In China‚ however‚ white pollution‚ increasing rapidly‚ stands for some plastic waste due to its major color‚ caused by single-use plastic tableware and thin plastic bags‚ which are parts of municipal solid waste. They meet Chinese people’s favor and have become a part of their daily lives. When people ask for take-out food‚ it normally comes with single-use plastic containers. When people went
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financial straits)‚ and my pending sale of Florida property potentially had toxic waste buried beneath the surface. I found this to be the least challenging question posed thus far in terms of my own ethical beliefs. In this instance I would proceed with the sale without disclosing the information regarding what I had heard about the toxic waste. Clearly Florida law states that you do not have to disclose that there is a hazardous substance on commercial property as long as there is not a fraudulent statement
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10 Waste Management Coordinating Lead Authors: Jean Bogner (USA) Lead Authors: Mohammed Abdelrafie Ahmed (Sudan)‚ Cristobal Diaz (Cuba)‚ Andre Faaij (The Netherlands)‚ Qingxian Gao (China)‚ Seiji Hashimoto (Japan)‚ Katarina Mareckova (Slovakia)‚ Riitta Pipatti (Finland)‚ Tianzhu Zhang (China) Contributing Authors: Luis Diaz (USA)‚ Peter Kjeldsen (Denmark)‚ Suvi Monni (Finland) Review Editors: Robert Gregory (UK)‚ R.T.M. Sutamihardja (Indonesia) This chapter should be cited as:
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ABUSE IN DISGUISE Hindustan Unilever –Stealing lives 2011 Sometimes‚ the good things that are meant for the mankind often end up to be the disaster of the same. Factories and companies that were set up in the guise to provide employment and economic stability of thousands of families are often in reality destroy the lives of several thousands and cause irrevocable damage to the lives of the dependant and the environment as a whole. Such evil companies often target the developing world because of
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D. Ask the company. 1. What specifically are they disposing of 2. Does it cause harm or not 3. What are the hazardous aspects associated 4. Find out and research what they are disposing 5. Ensure they are taking proper precautions when disposing 6
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Assignment 2: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Law‚ Ethics & Corporate Governance 11/2013 Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Work Place and the World discusses one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies that enjoys a reputation as a caring‚ ethical and well-run company which produces high-quality products that saves millions of lives and enhances the quality of life for millions of others. In this hypothetical scenario the following
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Waste management is the collection‚ transport‚ processing‚ recycling or disposal‚ and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity‚ and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health‚ the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is also carried out to recover resources from it. Waste management can involve solid‚liquid‚ gaseous or radioactive substances‚ with different methods and fields of expertise for each. Waste management practices
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Defining “litter” Litter is “carelessly discarded refuse ‚” most commonly found on the ground. It can be hazardous‚ like shards of broken glass‚ or non-hazardous‚ like a piece of hair. Because some trash items seem harmless‚ there is controversy about what should technically be called “litter.” The American Public Works Association defines litter as “…material which‚ if thrown or deposited‚ tends to create a danger to public health‚ safety and welfare.” Regardless of the item(s) littered
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