E waste problems

E-WASTE PROBLEMS

What is e-waste, and what are the e-waste problems?

Â Electronic waste (e-waste) is defined in general as any used electronic devices or components that need to be disposed of properly.Â

When we toss our laptops, batteries, light bulbs or other gadgets into the garbage We are shipping our ewaste to landfills Where it accumulates and poses a risk to human beings and to the earth.

What are the e-waste problems associated with the environment?

E-waste builds up in our landfills and gets heated by the sun, where it emits harmful gases and seeps in to the soil.

Essentially every person and every organism that is exposed to e-Waste are put at risk.

E-waste doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just affect humans, it hurts sea mammals, birds, aquamarine life and animals.

The soil and air that is now polluted contaminates our crops, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses, saplings and herbs.

What are the e-waste problems associated with people?

Causes of ewaste to our health

Contains toxic material, like lead, mercury, cadmium, beryllium and arsenic.

Brominated flame retardants.

They create even more toxins that we get exposed to, like furans, and halogenated dioxins.

Endocrine disruption, reproductive disorders, and cancer because of these toxic substances we allow to leak out.

Barium in e-waste causes your brain to swell after only a short exposure! Brominated flame retardants is associated with thyroid problems and fetal damage. Even our children are affected, as lead causes an impairment in mental development. Toxic to your kidneys, and will eventually negatively impact the reproductive system and the nervous system.

It also causes heart, spleen and liver damage. Mercury has been proven to harm developing fetuses, and babies are in jeopardy because mercury is passed through mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; milk.

E-Waste Problems: What do we do?

E-WASTE CAN BE ADDRESSED IN FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS

We can throw our e-waste out

We can choose to recycle our electronic devices

Reuse the products we no longer need

Sell your used devices before they get too old

CONTACT US All Green Electronics Recycling ADDRESS 15561 Del Amo Ave. Tustin, CA 92780

PHONE (714) 782-1485

EMAIL info@allgreenrecycling.com

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E waste problems

Published on May 3, 2016

All Green Recycling

"E-waste can be addressed in four different ways. We can throw our e-waste out, causing the problems that were just discussed. We can choose to recycle our electronic devices. You should always recycle specific light bulbs, and used batteries, for example. The third way to deal with the e-waste problem is to reuse the products we no longer need. People can donate their old gadgets, or send them back to the manufacturer so that they can repurpose the product. The final solution to the e-waste problem is to sell your used devices before they get too old, any of these three solutions are effective and responsible. This is from an article that appeared on All Green Website: http://www.allgreenrecycling.com/blog/e-waste-problems/"