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[eppie]

Hi,
Who is this "we" you speak of? And, do you have any proof of this allegation?

Do poor countries buy the waste of rich ones? Yes. Would it be better for the rich ones to refuse to sell their recyclable materials? Maybe, it is a complex issue. There are bad effects, like the mercury (and even more the lead from recycling circuit boards and components). There are good effects, in that the recyclable raw materials are the basis for some of the little economy some of these countries have.

Have the rich counties set up the poor ones? You imply that they did, I think you are full of crap. To some extent, we may have turned a blind eye. But we cannot legislate what those countries can and cannot do. If they buy the materials with the promise that they will process it safely, and then fail in that process, what do you think should be done? Perhaps nuke them and eliminate the whole problem?

--Pete

This is really sick. Seems that you picked up some tricks in central Italy (the Arkansas of Europe) after all.
SO how would you suggest a poor Indian or Bangladeshi that is fighting to stay alive makes a market conform calculation of the costs to dismantle an old ship?
In many first world countries when you sell somebody something (your house e.g.) should make them aware of the problems there are with the house (water leakage, rotten floors etc.), because a development countries don't have these laws and because as you rightfully say it is the only way to keep their economies running it is fine for us to send our wast there because we can get rid of it cheaper?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3558527.stm


Other waste like appliances, computers etc. is usually send there more illegally (even in our own laws) but governments are hardly cracking down on the people that do this.

If they buy the materials with the promise that they will process it safely

Are you serious?? What about sense of judgment? If you strand a ship on the coast in India, you know that they will not process it safely.