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Electronic waste in China
Electronic waste in China is a serious environmental issue. The amount of electronic waste (e-waste) is increasing due to rising economies like China and India and a higher demand of electronic devices combined with a shorter economic lifespan in the Western world. Though e-waste from the Western world is responsible for a large portion of the e-waste, the biggest threat comes from other regions in the world like India, Thailand, and China itself. Roughly 70% of global e-waste ends up in China. As a result, China has to deal with the environmental damage and health problems related to the increasing amount of e-waste. Most of these problems arise from the fact that 60% of the e-waste is processed in informal recycling centres by unskilled ill-equipped manual labour.
== E-waste ==
China in 2011 was the world's second largest producer of electronic waste and produced 2.3 million tones. The amount is expected to increase as the Chinese economy grows. Large amounts of foreign electronic waste are also imported. Disposal of electronic waste can create jobs and recycle valuable metals but also harm humans and the environment by releasing pollutants. Legislation banning importation and requiring proper disposal of indigenous waste as well as a governmental subsides for proper disposal have recently been introduced but have been criticized as insufficient and susceptible to fraud. There have been local successes, such as the city of Tianjin where 38,000 tonnes were disposed of properly in 2010, but much electronic waste is improperly handled.
China receives pollution from both ends of the supply chain: during production process and by allowing electronic waste to be recycled and dumped in the country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dirty Secrets )〕
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