UN-backed body singles out New Zealand as an e-waste laggard
(WorldNews Business)

STUFF A UN body says 44 million tonnes of e-waste was generated last year. Santa may not be leaving many electronic gadgets under the Christmas tree for Kiwis this year if he has read a United Nations-backed report on how we are dealing with e-waste. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) singled out New Zealand and Australia as together producing the highest volumes of e-waste in the world, along with their governments for putting little effort into ensuring it was recycled. The ITU, based in Geneva, is the United Nations`...