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A lot of electronic waste ends up outside of Europe, such as in Ghana (Photo: Vibek Raj Maurya)

Only a third of Europe's e-waste is recycled

The European Commission is not planning to introduce an EU-wide ban on cash transactions for scrap metal, or set up an EU waste agency, as recommended in a report about illegal dumping of electronic equipment waste, or e-waste.

The EU-funded report, published Sunday (30 August) by a consortium of seven organisations including Interpol and two United Nations bodies, concluded that only 35 percent ...

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