The case study India was launched in September 2003. Local partner organizations have thus far been gathering data on recycling processes applied in New Delhi. The case study will be finished by mid-2004.
A simplified model was developed in order to describe the complex cross linking of causalities in the recycling system and its interaction with humans and the environment. A look at the following three-shell model should make the situation more easily comprehensible.
Humans and the environment are at the center of the model. The e-waste recycling system has direct and indirect impacts on labor, health and the environment
The recycling system is described through systemic and technological elements. The material and financial flows along the whole product life cycle are presented qualitatively. Detailed process analyses are shown for the relevant processing technologies.
The recycling system is surrounded by a general framework. The prevailing economic situation, politics, legislation and its enforcement, science and technology, and cultural aspects influence the interactions within the system. This framework is again affected by changes in labor, health and environmental impacts. There is feedback from the center to the framework.
A simplified model was developed in order to describe the complex cross linking of causalities in the recycling system and its interaction with humans and the environment. A look at the following three-shell model should make the situation more easily comprehensible.
Humans and the environment are at the center of the model. The e-waste recycling system has direct and indirect impacts on labor, health and the environment
The recycling system is described through systemic and technological elements. The material and financial flows along the whole product life cycle are presented qualitatively. Detailed process analyses are shown for the relevant processing technologies.
The recycling system is surrounded by a general framework. The prevailing economic situation, politics, legislation and its enforcement, science and technology, and cultural aspects influence the interactions within the system. This framework is again affected by changes in labor, health and environmental impacts. There is feedback from the center to the framework.
Excellent case study, makes
Excellent case study, makes perfect sense.
New tools promote the sustainable development of mining
The Indian state of Goa is better known for its beaches and as a
mecca for backpackers than as the backbone of India's iron ore
industry. Yet, the mining belt that stretches across the middle of this
tiny state accounts for 60 percent of the nation's iron ore exports.
The contrast between the picture-perfect beaches of the coast and the
pockmarked landscape of the interior is stark. Open pit mining
operations have left an indelible mark on the region: hills have been
flattened, forests razed, and fields blanketed in silt run-off from
waste sites and processing plants. Look beyond the fractured landscape,
however, and you will see that jobs have been created, health and
education standards have improved, and money spent locally has brought
a measure of material wealth.
Goa's story is one that has
been repeated in mineral-rich regions the world over where economic
imperatives have pushed environmental concerns aside. Where this story
differs, though, is in the steps being taken to change the narrative.
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India Mill: History
When the grandiose vision of India Mill first formed in the mind of Eccles Shorrock, he could have had no idea that world events were conspiring to frustrate his ambitions.
It has been described as the most important textile building in North East Lancashire and was constructed during the period 1859 to 1871. The actual building was completed by the mid 1860s, but all the machinery was not installed until 1871.
Civil war in America was Eccles Shorrock's downfall. A blockade of the Southern states meant no cotton coming out, which meant no work in Lancashire, which meant famine.
Eccles Shorrock was punished for his grand ambitions, he went bankrupt and died of ill health in Edinburgh. India Mills continued as the Darwen Cotton Spinning Company Ltd. until 1933 when it became India Mills (Darwen Ltd.). In 1954 William Baird acquired the company and in 1974 Carrington Viyella took it over. The mill closed in 1991.
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