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 by Staff Writers Clichy, France (AFP) Nov 23, 2018
Environmental activists dumped mounds of broken electronics, appliances and other waste at the French headquarters of Amazon on Friday, accusing the e-commerce giant of encouraging over-consumption while falling short on recycling. Around 40 people converged on the company's offices in the northern Paris suburb of Clichy to dump washing machines, old computer screens, tangles of power cords and other items to coincide with the busy "Black Friday" Thanksgiving holiday sale. "We're accusing Amazon in particular of violating the law by not putting in place a system for collecting electronics and recycling them properly. It's a waste of resources," Alma Dufour of Friends of the Earth told AFP. "The business model of the second-largest retailer of electronics in France is based on runaway over-consumption," Dufour said. "They offer cut-rate prices and offer delivery that gets faster and faster, something that isn't compatible with climate change targets," she added. bur-kd/js/cb
China expands ban on waste imports Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 China will expand its ban on imports of solid waste, local media reported Monday, almost a year after its first curbs caused havoc in countries that sent their rubbish to the Asian giant. The regulatory action - which expands the prohibition to 32 categories of solid waste from the 24 banned last year - will go into effect from December 31, according to official news agency Xinhua, citing four Chinese government agencies. Newly banned product types include hardware, ships, auto parts, stainles ... read more
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