Thai police have raided several factories near Bangkok that allegedly were using a loophole to illegally import and process electronic waste. Police were questioning managers of a Taiwan company about the how the factories, which were authorized only to handle domestic recycling, obtained such large quantities of foreign e-waste. Electronic waste creates huge health hazards. For years, Chinese waste processors, often working in extremely hazardous conditions, have handled a huge share of the world's e-waste despite a ban on imports of such materials. The Thai waste processing facilities were employing mostly migrant workers from Myanmar, officials said.

Source: ABC News May 25, 2018 07:53 UTC