Join Webcast about electronic waste management in North America
Have you ever wondered what happens to that old laptop, computer, or monitor you had to finally get rid of? Do you know how many of those devices end up getting recycled?
In a world that is increasingly dependent on computers and other electronic devices, dealing with e-waste has become a real challenge for governments, businesses and NGOs to face.
On Tuesday, 21 June, officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States, as well as experts such as Sarah Westervelt, e-Stewardship Director of the Basel Action Network, will meet in a public forum on e-waste issues and management in North America.
The forum, organized by the Joint Public Advisory Committee JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), will also feature the participation companies like Dell Computers and Mexican electronics recycler REMSA to discuss the accelerating growth of e-waste and examine how the three North American countries can foster better management through product design and recycling, and cooperate on law enforcement to stop the illegal trade in used equipment and waste.
What do you think are the greatest obstacles to e-waste recovery and recycling? How can we protect the environment, while developing business solutions in this area? What can be done to raise public awareness of the environmental problems associated with e-waste?
We want to hear your voice. We invite you to register and participate in person, or from anywhere in the world via webcast, at the June 21st conference, to be held in the Palais des congrčs in Montreal, Canada, starting at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time).
The meeting will be webcast on the CEC website, with simultaneous translation in English, French and Spanish. Comments and questions may be submitted online at the website, or through Facebook.com/JPACForum and @JPACcec and #ewaste2011 on Twitter.
The meeting agenda and registration form are available at http://www.cec.org/council2011.
Provided by Commission for Environmental Cooperation
