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Environmental harmful product dumping (“environmental dumping”) is the practice of transfrontier shipment of waste (household waste, industrial/nuclear waste, etc.) from one country to another. The goal is to take the waste to a country that has less strict environmental laws , or environmental laws that are not strictly enforced.
In 1992, 'toxic colonialism' was a phrase coined by Jim Puckett of Greenpeace for the dumping of the industrial wastes of the West on territories of the Third World. [2] The term refers to practices of developed nations who rid themselves of toxic or hazardous waste by shipping it to less developed areas of the world.
The global waste trade is the international trade of waste between countries for further treatment, disposal, or recycling.Toxic or hazardous wastes are often imported by developing countries from developed countries.
Oy Mainos-TV-Reklam Ab, or MTV for short, was founded on 29 April 1957 [2] with the idea of establishing a commercial television channel that would show advertisements between programmes. MTV was one of the earliest nationwide private television networks in Europe, preceded only by the ITV network in the United Kingdom and RTL in Luxembourg.
Channel 3 – Rosario, Argentine TV station; Canal 3 Colonia, Uruguayan TV station; BBC Three, a British television channel from the BBC; Hot 3, formerly Channel 3 in Israel; ITV (TV network), British commercial public broadcast network legally named Channel 3 ITV Tyne Tees, previously known as Channel 3 North East from 1996–1998
Per capita waste generation in OECD countries has increased by 14% since 1990, and 35% since 1980. [3] Waste generation generally grows at a rate slightly lower than GDP in these countries. Developed countries consume more than 60% of the world industrial raw materials and only comprise 22% of the world's population. [4]
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic [1] or OSPAR Convention is the current legislative instrument regulating international cooperation on environmental protection in the North-East Atlantic.
In February 2017, live streaming was introduced to the official YouTube mobile app. Live streaming via mobile was initially restricted to users with at least 10,000 subscribers, [67] but as of mid-2017 it has been reduced to 100 subscribers. [68] Live streams support HDR, can be up to 4K resolution at 60 fps, and also support 360° video. [49] [69]