Business ethics and the international trade in hazardous wastes
Journal of Business Ethics · 1989 · Volume 8 · Issue 11
Abstract
The annual production of hazardous wastes which was less than 10 million metric tonnes in the 1940s is now in excess of 320 million metric tonnes. These wastes are, in the main, by-products of industrial processes that have contributed significantly to the economic development of many countries which, in turn, has led to lifestyles that also generate hazardous wastes. The phenomenal increase in the generation of hazardous wastes coupled with various barriers to local disposal has led to the thriving international trade in these environmentally hazardous substances. This paper examines the nature of the international trade in hazardous wastes and the ethical issues associated with such business activity.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Economic Development, Business Ethic, Ethical Issue, International Trade
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