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Worlding Electronic WasteMain MenuChapter 1 | IntroductionChapter 1 summary and figures.Chapter 2 | Waste/Non-WasteChapter 2 summary and figures.Chapter 3 | The Discard TestChapter 3 summary and figures.Chapter 4 | Charting Flows of Electronic WasteChapter 4 summary and figures.Chapter 5 | Looking Again in a Different WayChapter 5 summary and figures.Chapter 6 | Weighty GeographiesChapter 6 summary and figures.Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688eVisit MIT Press
Figure 4.2. Annex VII and non-Annex VII trade.
12016-03-29T09:10:13-07:00Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688e899420Figure 4.2. Annex VII and non-Annex VII trade over time, 1996-2012.blank2018-03-16T13:44:15-07:00Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688eFigure 4.2. Flows of e-waste within and between Annex VII and non-Annex VII territories over time, 1996-2012.
COMTRADE data indicate a significant shift over time in the flows of e-waste between trade blocs. COMTRADE data show flows from Annex VII ('developed' countries) to non-Annex VII ('developing' countries) to be a very small proportion of total flows (less than 1 percent of total trade by 2012. See Lepawsky 2015).
"Annex VII" and "non-Annex VII" are technical terms defined in the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Shipment of Hazardous Waste (hereafter the Convention). Annex VII signatories of the Convention are countries belonging to one or more of the European Community (EC), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), or Lichtenstein. Non-Annex VII countries are all other signatories. The Annex VII and non-Annex VII categories emerged out of negotiations among parties of the Convention that initially distinguished between 'developed' or 'industrialized countries' and 'developing' countries (see Lepawsky, 2015).
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12016-03-31T02:48:02-07:00Figure 4.210A visualization of the flows of e-waste within and between Annex VII and non-Annex VII territories over time, 1996-2012. The y-axis is proportionate to total flows. The x-axis shows time in years. Place cursor over annotation boxes to see addtional notes.plain2017-11-08T11:49:28-08:00
