Amb3E collaborates with Interpol in combating illegal trade in e-waste
The Amb3E (Portuguese Association for waste management) is collaborating in an international project to combat illegal trade in electronic trash coordinated by Interpol-WEEE Countering Illegal Trade (CWIT). This collaboration is being done through the WEEE Forum, a European platform for cooperation and debate consists of 39 waste management systems of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).Released by an international consortium of seven organizations, the project will provide a series of recommendations to the European Commission and legal authorities, which should assist in combating illegal trade of WEEE. Founded by the 7th framework programme of the European Union, this research project safe lasts for two years and brings together experts from the fields of management of WEEE, criminal investigation, supply chain security and database management.Within this project, the Amb3E will be responsible for providing essential information about the Portuguese reality, as quantitative data on collections of WEEE; as well as identify the stakeholders involved in the industry of WEEE, in Portugal, and the mechanisms that reinforce the correct forwarding of these residues to the formal channels.Only about three million tons, out of a total estimated at 8 million WEEE, were officially collected, treated and reported to the European authorities in 2010. This e-waste contains materials such as gold, copper and Palladium, which makes him very valuable on the black market, attracting organized crime groups, as well as illegal operators.However, these residues also contain harmful substances like mercury and cadmium. Therefore, the dismantling of illegal WEEE, often conducted in the poorest countries, leads to enormous problems in terms of public health and environmental pollution. On the other hand, the European Union is losing a vast amount of rare earths (17 fundamental ores for the production of next-generation technology products) and other important minerals because of these illegal activities in low compliance rates, growth and limited surveillance activities."The CWIT project was launched to identify the gaps in terms of policies, regulations, and procedures and suggest improvements to property, plant and equipment these are issues of vital importance and require greater attention and supervision in the international context," he said in a statement the director-general of Amb3E, Jorge Vicente.The CWIT Consortium consists of partners who have extensive experience in the area of WEEE in criminal investigation and management of databases: Interpol, the WEEE Forum, the United Nations University (UNU), Zanasi & Partners (Z&P), Compliance and Risks (C2P), a Cross-Border Research Association (CBRA) and the Inter-regional Research Institute of the United Nations Crime and justice (UNICRI).Foto:  Inf-Lite Teacher / Creative Commons
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