EFFECTS OF E-WASTE

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EFFECTS OF E-WASTE
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• 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?

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The 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.
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The 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.

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• 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.

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• 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. 

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The 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.

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Questions? More Information?

• Website http//www.allgreenrecycling.com
• All Green Recycling
• info_at_allgreenrecycling.com
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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/