Caption
Importation and Exportation of Trash in Asia, 2002
Summary
This map shows where e-waste is exported and imported, mostly around the Asian continent.
With new technology coming out every day, old technology quickly gets discarded and thrown away. This map illustrates where this trash goes, whether it is legal or illegal.
Source
United Nations Environment Programme / GRID-Arendal[1]
Cartographer/Designer: Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Primary Source:
- Basel Action Network
- Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
- Toxics Link India
- SCOPE (Pakistan)
- Greenpeace China, 2002
Copyright
© 2006 UNEP / GRID-Arendal
Licensing
For use constraints, see [2].
Series
This map is one in a series For a listing with flyovers, see Series:UNEP / GRID-Arendal.