zondag 21 november 2010

Problems and solutions of e-waste

In this blog I want to talk about the serious problems and the possible solutions of e-waste. As we can read in the other blogs, there is a lot of e-waste on our beautiful earth. Technical solutions are created, but we need a good regulation, a collecting system and the attention of every consumer before the technical solutions can be applied. To start the discussion about the big problem, I will give some shocking statistics about e-waste. In the USA, 2 % of all the detritus on landfills is e-waste. That is not much, you would think, but you should know that 70 % of heavy metals on those landfills come from those 2 % of dumped electronica. That is staggering! So what do we do as rich and developed countries? We transport all our waste to poor countries and from that moment, those developing countries (with few environment laws) have all the problems and pollution. E- waste is especially dangerous when you don’t treat it well: it is cancerogenic and very toxic!


(Source: http://www.dosomething.org/blog/chatterbox/shocking-reality-about-e-waste-recycling)

Mathieu Delmulle

6 opmerkingen:

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  3. Very nice blog you sharing about electronic waste recycling. I am daily visitor of your blog.Thanks for sharing information about electronic waste disposal

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  4. Nice post and good information on problems and solutions of e-waste. Thanks for sharing and you can also check recycled products

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  5. Good solutions for the e waste management. Thanks for sharing and you can also check plastic waste management

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