Title: EFFECTS OF E-WASTE
1EFFECTS OF E-WASTE
2- What are the effects of e-waste on our
environment, on our planet as a whole? Have you
ever wondered how the enormous amount of
electronics waste is affecting the world we live
in?
3The amount of e-waste is rising as the
electronics industry is evolving. There is more
e-waste these days than there has ever been
before. It is becoming such a huge issue that
cities and states and some areas in other parts
of the world, are implementing new rules, laws
and regulations to try and lower the amount of
e-waste all across the globe. Read on to find out
exactly what the effects of e-waste are.
4The Effects of E-Waste Human Health and
Environmental
- What are the effects of e-waste on humans and our
environment? - Every year, 20 to 50 million tons of e-waste are
produced worldwide. E-waste consists of discarded
televisions, cellular phones, computers and other
consumer electronics.
5- Fifty to eighty percent of the worlds e-waste is
handled by informal backyard recycling markets
that are located in the following countries
China, Vietnam, India, the Philippines, and
Pakistan. - They are often burning, shredding and dismantling
these e-waste products in backyard facilities. - Presently, an estimated amount of 70 of the
e-waste that India is handling is actually from
other countries. It is estimated that by the year
2020, domestic TV e-waste is going to double,
e-waste from computers will be increased 5 times
over, and cellular phone e-waste will increase 18
times over.
6- The recycling practices of the informal sector
magnify the risks to human health. Primary as
well as secondary exposure to certain toxic
metals, like lead, results primarily from the
open-air burning process that is used in the
retrieval of valuable components like gold.
7The Effects of E-Waste WEEE Disposal and Toxicity
- The effects of e-waste or WEEE (Waste from used
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) are
increasing. - The U.S. is believed to be the producer of the
highest amount of e-waste on the planet. It has
been estimated that each year, more than 100
million televisions, monitors and computers
become obsolete, and each year, the amount is
increasing. - The effects of e-waste result in damage to our
environment and our health. The best way to
minimize this is to produce less of it.
8Questions? More Information?
- Website http//www.allgreenrecycling.com
- All Green Recycling
- info_at_allgreenrecycling.com
- (800) 780-0347
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- Source
- http//www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/1037
973/Major_Threats_From_E-Waste_Current_Generation_
And_Impacts.html http//www.prb.org/Publications
/Articles/2013/e-waste.aspx - http//www.allgreenrecycling.com/blog/effects-of-e
-waste/