Global e-waste generation figures needed
The Draft Technical Guidelines of 22 September 2010 quote numbers for generation of e-waste in the European Union.
“Examples of quantities of "e-waste" generated should reference global versus regional figures (i.e. paragraph 8). The 2009 UNEP Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) report, Recycling - From E-waste to Resources indicates that the amount of global "e-waste" generated each year is estimated to be around 40 million tons.”

From p. 2 of Canada’s response to Basel Secretariat. 2010. ‘Draft Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movement of E-Waste, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste (Version 22 September 2010)’. http://www.basel.int/Implementation/Ewaste/TechnicalGuidelines/DevelopmentofTGs/tabid/2377/Default.aspx.
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E-waste generation and flow figures need clarification »E-waste generation and flow figures need clarification
Global e-waste generation figures needed
BAN responsible for 50-80 percent export figure »BAN responsible for 50-80 percent export figure
2010-09 Draft Technical Guidelines [2010 Sept] »2010-09 Draft Technical Guidelines [2010 Sept]
Canada »Canada
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