• Partnering to Advance Responsible Reuse Solutions
  May 04, 2013
  ITI is back in Geneva this week to participate in the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP-11) of the Basel Convention -- an international treaty designed to control international shipments of hazardous [...]
  [Posted in ITI Blog]

• Industry Lobbying to Exempt ‘E-Waste’ Exports Drawing Fire
  May 03, 2013
  Computer and other electronic equipment manufacturers pressing for exemptions from established controls on the export of electronic waste or e-waste are drawing fire from NGOs. Basel Action Network says [...]
  [Posted in Media Coverage]

• BAN: Electronics industry lobbies to classify e-waste as non-waste to allow export
  May 03, 2013
  Geneva, Switzerland -- At this week’s meeting of the Basel Convention, computer and other electronic equipment manufacturers are pressing hard for exemptions from established controls on the export of [...]
  [Posted in Media Coverage]

• Industry calls for WEEE to be classed as non-waste
  May 03, 2013
  Computer and electronic manufacturers are lobbying to have waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) reclassified as ‘non-waste’ to enable it to be exported to developing countries for repair.  [...]
  [Posted in Media Coverage]

• Tech group pushing to ease rules for exporting broken phones
  May 03, 2013
  A trade group that represents Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and several other device makers is pushing to change international rules to make it easier to ship broken mobile phones and other gadgets to developing [...]
  [Posted in Media Coverage]