EFFECTS OF EWASTE ON OUR ENVIRONMENT
Electronics for consumers are being treated like disposable items more and more every day. One major factor causing this trend is that companies are endlessly marketing new technologies to us, which effectively render recent products as obsolete.
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Improper Electronic Waste Disposal leads to negative effects of E-waste on Environment
Our growing stream of e-waste is a threat to our environment. When we retire our computers we have four options: to recycle it, donate it, return it to the manufacturer or throw it in the trash. Most commonly, we throw it away.
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Effects of e-waste on Environment Through Landfills Toxic metals in e-waste leach into our supply of resources, threatening their integrity. When e-waste is warmed up, toxic chemicals are released in to the air, damaging the atmosphere.
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Effects of E-waste on Environments in Third World Countries The e-waste piles up in the landfills, which cause harm to the environment in various ways. Toxins from the metals in electronics are released in to the atmosphere, and what is worse, when e-waste disposal is not subsidized, the pollutants from our electronic waste can end up in toys for our children that are sent back to us.
Instead of exporting e-waste, or letting it rot in landfills, we can help our environment by returning our electrical products to stores and manufacturers, sending them to responsible recycling centers, selling them to people that will find them useful, or donating them to stores such as Goodwill donation center.
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The amount of e-waste that we produce, including computers, DVD players, cellphones and global positioning products, could rise by a whopping 500% over the next decade in countries such as India. It is crucial to know the effects of ewaste on the environment, and what we can do to stop it.
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All Green Recycling http://www.allgreenrecycling.com
ADDRESS 15561 Del Amo Ave. Tustin, CA 92780
PHONE (714) 782-1485
EMAIL info@allgreenrecycling.com
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