The used vehicles which Europe sends to Nigeria are filled by illegal, toxic e-waste

As it stated in The used vehicles which Europe sends to Nigeria are filled by illegal, toxic e-wasteEU & Nigerian law both ban the Exportation of e-waste to Nigeria, however a Fresh research jointly authored by scientists from UN University & the Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for Africa found which exported used vehicles represent a smuggler's bonanza for the illegal dumping of toxic waste. The issue is a complex 1: Nigeria relies on importing both used vehicles & (working) electronics from the European Union & elsewhere. The empty space in used vehicles is only wasted, Extremely it's Intelligent & thrifty to fill them up by working electronics which are destined for the same port. Shipping non-functioning electronics from Europe to Nigeria is illegal however lax enforcement & clever importers skirted inspectors by loading up used vehicles by electronics then shipping it across the ocean. "Around 70 % of tools came in via this route."ASSESSING importation OF USED ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC tools INTO NIGERIA [Olusegun Odeyingbo & Dr. Innocent Nnorom/United Nations University]Europe Is Smuggling its E-Waste to Nigeria Inside Used vehicles [Matthew Gault/Motherboard]


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the method could Africa breathe simple while millions of used vehicles from the West shock its roads each year?

as informed in Its neighbour, Ethiopia, along by Nigeria, is one of the largest importers of used vehicles globally, tells a recent UN Environment report. case of used vehicles in AfricaIn absence of any regional or universal licences to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is This time getting flooded by polluting vehicles that are sometimes further than ten years old. Japan, alone, exports used vehicles to at least 13 African countries via UAE. European Union is the 2nd largest exporter of used vehicles in the continent, supplying to at least 15 countries in North Africa. If we look at zone-based request for used vehicles, West Africa is Apparently ahead of the rest as it imported 989,199 used vehicles in 2013, that is 71.seven per cent of total imported vehicles (one,786,162).




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