Research on the Legislation of Pollutants in Cross-border Electronic Transport: From a Comparative Research Perspective

Abstract

With the progress of technology, the updating speed of electronic equipment is faster and faster. The generation rate of e-waste in various countries is also speedy. In addition, a large number of e-waste from developed countries are also exported to some underdeveloped regions, which makes their domestic e-waste output more. Electronic waste contains a variety of toxic additives or harmful substances, most of which will be discharged into the environment and affect human health. This paper is mainly based on the analysis of developing countries, especially China. Firstly, it analyzes the reasons and background of e-waste transfer of enterprises such as HP and Siemens, as well as the more stringent environmental protection treatment strategies in developed countries. Secondly, it compares and analyzes the existing laws and regulations on electronic waste between the developed countries, the United States, the European Union, and China. China should analyze the lack of laws on the cross-border transfer of e-waste, which are not comprehensive and specific enough, and there are still loopholes in the existing legal system. Finally, it analyzes how to solve such problems from the essence, and compares the national environmental protection consciousness of different countries. And the consequence is that the environmental protection consciousness of the developed countries is significantly higher than that of developing countries. Therefore, it is found that developing countries should start with the public consciousness, followed by legislation, and put forward some suggestions to improve the rule of law in China.