Impacts of Technology on Environment

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Technology's Impact
Bad impacts of technology on environment
Enormous carbon footprint
Mining natural resources
Production of electronic waste
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Bad impacts of technology on environment
Technology has left its mark on every sphere of
life nowadays and is also leaving its impact on
the environment. As per an estimate, technology
in the form of computers, laptops and cellphones
use up to 5 of the total energy used by an
average person. In addition to this, these
devices require more natural resources including
metals, plastics and glass which are
non-renewable resources. It has led to depletion
of mineral stocks in some parts of the world and
there is no long-term solution for this issue.
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Enormous carbon footprint
Manufacturing 1 phone releases 16kg of carbon
into the environment. These emissions keep
increasing as the phone is used and consumes
power via battery charging. When making a new
phone leaves an enormous carbon footprint
behind, how can it be okay to keep making new
technology and keep harming our planet? These
emissions are not just problematic for the
future generation but they are directly
impacting us at this moment.
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Mining natural resources
The Earth has limited resources and we cannot
always use them because there will be a point
when we will run out. At this particular time, it
seems like we are running out of resources and
something needs to be done about it. When
manufacturing a mobile phone, a considerable
amount of minerals and materials go into its
making. These minerals are extracted from mines
in different parts of the world and their
resources raise environmental concerns,
increasing the negative impacts of technology.
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Production of electronic waste
The most talked about and the obvious problem of
increasing technology is the mounting piles of
electronic waste. Here we are not talking about
regular trash, this is the toxic e-waste that
concerns the environmentalists. A very small
portion of old devices are recycled, the rest of
it goes to the landfills and releases harmful
chemicals such as lead and mercury. These
chemicals are released into the soil and seep to
the nearest water body as well
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Impact of Recycling on the Environment
Recycling saves energy Recycling is one of the
best ways to cut down on energy consumption and
help your environment. The current global energy
consumption is over 50 trillion kilowatt hours.
But recycling consumes less energy than
manufacturing new products. It also saves money
by finding alternative uses for old
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