Emirates Shipping Line Joins Growing Push to End Plastic Waste Trade→
/Carrier becomes second ocean carrier to halt plastic waste shipments following sustained advocacy from Basel Action Network
Read MoreAI E-Waste May be 40 to 60 Times What Has Been Estimated, New Analysis Finds→
/First-of-its-kind full-infrastructure analysis by Basel Action Network projects 395 to 617 million tonnes of AI-driven electronic equipment could be retired between 2025 and 2050. If packed into shipping containers and placed end to end, they would circle the Earth about six times.
Read MoreGroups Warn Indonesia of Serious Violations of Basel Convention →
/Jakarta. Kuala Lumpur. September 3, 2026. Following a visit to Batam, Indonesia, the Basel Action Network (BAN), together with Indonesian groups Nexus3 Foundation and Ecoton, has identified three containers suspected of carrying electronic waste (e-waste) from a premise linked to e-waste recycling company PT Esun International Utama Indonesia (PT Esun).
Read More184 Suspected Illegal E-Waste Containers from United States Set to Arrive in the Philippines in Coming Weeks→
/Groups call for the Philippine Government to Continue Upholding Basel Convention Treaty Obligations, Following Customs Action on Three Prior Suspect Containers
Read MoreThe digital graveyard: Is Bangladesh becoming China’s e-waste back door?→
/By: Sajibur Rahman
As the world turns its attention to China’s increasingly stringent waste import ban, a dangerous stream of electronic waste is entering Bangladesh.
Read MoreUS is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says→
/By: Verónica García de Leónand Erin McCormick
Mexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.
Read MoreBAN Praises Southeast Asian Governments and Urges Further Action to Crack Down on Illegal E-Waste Dumping→
/Seattle / Kuala Lumpur / Bangkok / Jakarta. April 7, 2026. The Basel Action Network (BAN) today commends the governments of Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia for taking strong actions against illegal imports of hazardous electronic waste, primarily from waste brokers in the United States (US) that pose as recyclers but instead, ship containers of e-waste across the ocean to Southeast Asia.
Read MoreEnvironmental Groups Urge Indonesian President to Order Return of 914 Containers of E-Waste Back to Countries of Origin and Publish Container Numbers→
/Seattle / Jakarta / Surabaya, Mar. 5, 2026 — The Basel Action Network (BAN), Nexus3 Foundation, and ECOTON have sent an open letter to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and key ministers, urging decisive action to return 914 containers of suspected illegal electronic waste seized in Batam, and calling for full public transparency on all re-export operations.
Read MoreIndonesia Flooded with Electronic Wastes from the US; 822 Suspect Containers Detained in Batam→
/Seattle, WA. 16 December 2025. New reports from Indonesian media and customs officials describe a rapidly growing number of 40-ft sea-going containers piling up after being seized and held in Indonesia’s Batu Ampar port in Batam.
Read MoreCalifornia Caught Violating Foreign Country Laws Banning Mixed Paper/Plastic Waste Imports →
/December 2, 2025. Today, two waste watchdog groups, the Basel Action Network (BAN) and The Last Beach Cleanup, published a Fact Briefing detailing that California is exporting…
Read MoreAmerican e-waste is causing a ‘hidden tsunami’ in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says→
/HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog.
Read MoreFollowing the Smoke: Investigation of Ten U.S. Companies Points to a Hidden Tsunami of e-Waste Exports to Asia→
/Seattle, WA, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Basel Action Network (BAN), released a new investigative report, “Brokers of Shame: The New Tsunami of American e-Waste Exports to Asia”, documenting how a group of large U.S brokers appear to be facilitating what BAN estimates to be a billion-dollar trade in exporting electronic waste to developing countries.
Read MoreBrokers of Shame→
/Brokers of Shame
Today, the Basel Action Network (BAN), released a new investigative report, “Brokers of Shame: The New Tsunami of American e-Waste Exports to Asia”, documenting how a group of large U.S brokers appear to be facilitating what BAN estimates to be a billion-dollar trade in exporting electronic waste to developing countries.
Read MoreTreaty Opportunity to Reduce Plastic Pollution Tossed Away in Geneva→
/Geneva, Switzerland. August 15, 2025. After six major intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meetings and numerous side meetings across almost 3 years, the effort to create a binding international treaty to minimize plastic pollution…
Read MoreIllegal plastic waste affects Bay of Bengal ecosystem→
/By: The Daily Sun, Staff Correspondent
Publish: Thursday, 11 February, 2021 18:00
Huge transboundary movements and trading of illegal plastic waste into Bangladesh is hampering the ecosystem of Bay of Bengal and ultimately the sustainable development of the country…
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