E-Waste in the United States / summary of main points

--There is an increasing amount of e-waste entering landfills.

--Technology is quickly obsolete, generating a steady supply of old technology.

--Two million tons of e-waste is generated in the U.S. each year.

--E-waste often contains toxic chemicals, dangerous for the environment and humans.

--Many products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled, but most are discarded.

--80% of e-waste from U.S. is sent to Asia (90% to China)

--There is growing concern about e-waste, particularly among watchdog groups.

--Such groups are putting pressure on government officials to enact policies.

--The goal by policy officials is to develop a coordinated effort through a unified body of laws which will allow all parties to work together in an efficient way.

--New regulations may influence technology development.

--Instead of saying China is the factory of the world than China is the electronic waste disposal plant of the world

--might also be interesting to include something about ways technology is being used to help solve some of these problems. (MaryBucy - 13 Nov 2007)

--We are producting today's wealth also tomorrow waste

E-Waste in Saudi Arabia / summary of main points

The environmental technology in Saudi Arabia is growing rapidly. For example, Saudi Arabia Support research and studies related to the technology and environment and prepare an environment awareness plan that related to the technology

In March, 2007 Saudi Arabia allocated more than thirty seven Billion riyals (10 billion dollar) to create new projects in the area of e-waste treatment.

Saudi government want to establish some environment-friendly projects using advanced technology such as carbon capture and storage technology which is based on removing carbon dioxide from certain projects.

United States experts technology equipments to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East which help saving the environment such as equipment for wastewater treatment.
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