The notion of recycling these gadgets sounds virtuous: an infinite loop of technological utility. For years, China took in much of the world’s electronic refuse. Then in 2018, Beijing closed its borders to foreign e-waste. In June of last year, the Thai Ministry of Industry announced with great fanfare the ban on foreign e-waste. “New Sky is closed now, totally closed,” Yutthana Poolpipat, the head of the Laem Chabang Port customs bureau, said in September.

Source: International New York Times December 08, 2019 04:52 UTC