During our ride out to the Ganges and Jamuna River crossing last week we stopped along the way to visit Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, the memorial dedicated to the martyrs of the war of independence. The memorial resembles a sweeping crescendo of concrete, while in plan it forms nested concrete walls, with the resultant interior being... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow is mid review, involving 10 minutes of slide show about the macro economy of Bangladesh and the informal electronic recycling in Dhaka. None of the slides are in final form yet, so I'll post the graphics from sources which I will be incorporating into my presentation, then I'll post my slides tomorrow night.
E-waste has a lot of possible definitions, but it refers to used electronics shipped between countries. From the StEP-Initiative, it refers to "the reverse supply chain which collects products no loner desired by a given consumer and refurbishes for other consumers, recycles, or otherwise processes waste." The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development defines e-waste as... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 