Dell E-Waste
The third world countries have to deal with a lot of discrimination at the hands of developed nations. Following these lines of discriminations, the developing nations are used as a disposal center for e-waste. Non-working electronic components are exported to developing nations in large quantities every year. Dell, a leading major has intended to curb this trend by banning the export of e-waste to developing nations.
Dell is the first major US computer manufacturer to make such a move. As per the new international policy opted by Dell, the company will allow for the export of working electronics and components. However, the non-working parts will be retained in the country for sale. These non-working parts would have to be recycled or disposed using appropriate and environment friendly methods.
The trend of exporting electronic waste has become rampant in the United States. 80% of the dead gadgets in the US are disposed off in developing nations. This is leading to numerous health concerns in developing nations, as they do not have proper means of disposal of these electronic wastes.
Dell has taken a major initiative to put an end to this trend. Hope other computer manufacturers also follow suite and devise better ways of disposing electronic waste.
Source: TechRadar
