Bird and Bird ATMD - E-waste

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Sandra Seah

Partner
Singapore

I am a corporate lawyer with extensive experience in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and collaborations, and other general corporate matters.

E-waste stands for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that has been discarded. It encompasses household or office items that have circuitry inside, or have electrical components drawing on a power supply.

E-waste is an escalating problem in our world as electronic goods have become increasingly affordable due to globalisation and technological progress. This translates into a staggering pace of increase in the generation of e-waste. Compounded by the arguably unethical methods of planned obsolescence, this waste issue will likely intensify in the coming years.

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