REPUBLICOFTHE PHILIPPINES

CITY OF CEBU
Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod
(The City Council)
HON. NIDA C. CABRERA
City Councilor
Chairperson,Committeeon Parks & Playground,Wildlife,Ecology& EnvironmentalManagement
Tel.No. (032) 255-1685

24 May 2011

Greetings!

Electronic waste or E-waste is a looming global crisis faced by many countries. In the
Philippines, majority of Filipinos use various electronic equipments such as computers,
televisions, MP3 players, etc., and since most of these products were designed to become
obsolete in a short period of time, huge amount of these waste are being dumped or burned,
releasing many toxic chemicals into the environment. The problem is worsened by the
continuous influx of massive quantities of re-used or second hand electronic goods from
developed countries, where use and obsolescence is far more frequent. For instance, 55%
of surplus TVs and 76% of surplus refrigerators in the Philippines are imported from Japan.

In line with the growing concem over E-Waste, the EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) and Ban
Toxics!, in partnership with the Philippine Earth Justice Center, University of Cebu (UC)
College of Law and the Committee on Parks and Playground, Wildlife, Ecology and
Environmental Management of the Cebu City Council, invite you to a forum on "The
Dangers of Electronic Waste or E-waste" on May 31,2011, Tuesday, 1pm at the AVR 2
of University of Cebu-Banilad Campus.

The forum will elaborate on the dangers of E-waste and also showcase the new 20-minutes
documentary film on the impacts of E-waste that was co-produced by the EWC and Ban
Toxics!, and supported by the Foundation for the Philippine Environment.

Attached is the program of the forum.

Thank you very much and we hope you can join us in this timely event.

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Yours in Conservation,

NID~ C. CABRERA
CitY Councilor