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Bangladesh Faces Electronic Waste Crisis Due to Surging Imports

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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessing a growing electronic waste crisis as rising imports of low-cost and refurbished electronics, largely linked to China, continue to overwhelm the country’s weak waste management and regulatory systems, a report has said.According to a report by Mongabay, despite the introduction of the Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) Management Rules in 2021, illegal imports, weak enforcement and an expanding informal recycling sector are turning Bangladesh into a potentia…