"That's just what Puckett said Basel Action Network is building now, with a new third-party certification system called e-Stewards that will replace the pledge program. But because the effort is funded in part by donations from the industry - including $50,000 from ERI itself - Hogye is skeptical, saying it poses a potential pay-to-play conflict. "If you pay enough money you can be certified for anything," said Hogye. "Quite frankly, this is a means of advertising." Shegerian disagreed, saying the network needs financial support to be an industry watchdog. "If people who care don't fund it, it's just not going to exist," he said."

Meta-Actor: Journalism

Source Document: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2010/dec/07/recyclers-obey-ban-toxic-e-waste-selling-it-overse/36363/

Date: December 7, 2010