"This as altered is the claim actually made which is different than what was stated here.  It was based on interviews with many in the business in North America and then one very knowledgeable individual was cited with the figure in the report."

From p. 6 of response by BAN to Basel Secretariat. 2011. ‘Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movement of E-Waste, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste (Version: 21 February 2011 )’. http://archive.basel.int/techmatters/code/comments.php?guidId=78.

“Certainly numerous journalistic and NGO reports have shown serious negative impacts from large quantities of imported electronic wastes in African and Asian destinations.”

From p. 6 of BAN response to Basel Secretariat. 2012. ‘Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movement of E-Waste, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste (Version 8 May 2012)’. http://www.basel.int/Implementation/Ewaste/TechnicalGuidelines/DevelopmentofTGs/tabid/2377/Default.aspx.