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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to increase the resources given to the Environment Agency so they can stop the UK’s electrical waste being dumped in developing countries. More details
Submitted by Louise Richards of Computer Aid International – Deadline to sign up by: 01 April 2009 – Signatures: 715
We are calling on the government to provide the Environment Agency with more resources to effectively police the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive.
Cowboy traders are illegally exporting hazardous and toxic electrical waste (e-waste) out of the UK, fraudulently claiming consignments consist entirely of electrical equipment destined for productive re-use, and then dumping it in developing countries such as Ghana, Nigeria and China.
These fraudulent traders are posing as legitimate re-use and recycling organisations, and enticing unwitting UK businesses and consumers to use them to dispose of electrical waste.
The government must provide the Environment Agency with the resources to prosecute anyone involved in a supply chain that results in the dumping of e-waste and remove licences from organisations in breach of the WEEE legislation.
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Because there are so many signatories, only the most recent 500 are shown on this page.