So I just returned from the E-Scrap Conference in Orlando, Florida, held at the Orlando Hilton from September 30 to October 2. The final session of the conference, moderated by Colin Staub, had 4 panelists.
Jim Puckett, Basel Action Network
Patricia Whiting, Whiting and Daswani Consulting
Craig Boswell, HOBI International (Texas)
Emmanuel Nyaletey, BridgeSolarPower.com
First, what everyone basically agrees on. "The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (hereinafter referred to as “the Basel Convention”) was adopted in 1989, in response to a public outcry following the discovery, in the 1980s, in Africa and other parts of the developing world of deposits of toxic wastes imported from abroad." (https://www.basel.int/TheConvention/Overview/History/Overview)
In general, the idea behind the Basel Convention was that industrialized nations shouldn't dump industrial hazardous waste on non-industrialized nations. We can all agree that makes sense - industry makes money which should be spent on cleaning up the waste those industries make.
