Hey, just a quick note to those of you who have been asking what the latest is with the Fair Trade Recycling Offsets. I remain really excited about this. But we had a little setback which has stalled the project.
Here's the history, the latest roadblock in RED.
1. Fair Trade Recycling started with Purchase Orders and Fair Trade Contracts. When we wrote down what overseas buyers DID NOT ACCEPT, it became pretty clear very quickly that they were not buying stuff to burn it or to operate a "Pollution Haven". Someone paying us 10 times more for a CRT than it's worth in scrap, but paying ZERO for the same make and model which has damage (disqualifying it from the purchase order) is presumed to be a good actor.
Here's the history, the latest roadblock in RED.
1. Fair Trade Recycling started with Purchase Orders and Fair Trade Contracts. When we wrote down what overseas buyers DID NOT ACCEPT, it became pretty clear very quickly that they were not buying stuff to burn it or to operate a "Pollution Haven". Someone paying us 10 times more for a CRT than it's worth in scrap, but paying ZERO for the same make and model which has damage (disqualifying it from the purchase order) is presumed to be a good actor.
regulatory gymnastics (Labadi Beach Accra, Ghana) |