DON’T E-WASTE

Cause | electronic waste| components

Fact 1

20 to 50 million metric
tons of e-waste are
disposed worldwide
every year

Fact 2

E-waste represents 2%
of America's trash in Human and
landfills, but it equals
70% of overall toxic technology
waste.
The human being always
Fact 3 buys electronic devices to
facilitate the work in some
In 2009, discarded TVs,
things of his daily life.But
computers, peripherals
what about those electronic
(including printers,
devices when they no longer
scanners, fax
work?
machines) mice,
Usually most people throw
keyboards, and cell
away electronic waste
phones totaled about without taking into account
2.37 million short tons. the dangers and serious
consequences problems that
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The trash and the
world
Facts
Cell phones and other
electronic items contain
high amounts of
precious metals like gold
or silver. Americans
dump phones containing
over $60 million in gold/
silver every year.
cause both in the environment
and in health.
Electronic waste or
technological waste, refers to
all electrical or electronic
products that have been
discarded, such as:
computers, cell phones,
televisions and appliances. An
electronic waste is any device
powered by electrical energy
whose useful life has been
completed. Electronic waste
is characterized by its rapid
growth due to the rapid
obsolescence that electronic

A large number of what

is labeled as "e-waste" is
actually not waste at all,
but rather whole
electronic equipment or
parts that are readily
marketable for reuse or
can be recycled for
materials recovery.

equipment is acquiring and
the increased demand of these
worldwide, among other
factors, in this way The UN
estimates that around 50
million tons of this kind of
waste per year.
The inadequate treatment of
electronic waste or e-waste
can cause serious impacts on
the environment and
endanger the health of
humanity in general.
When a report based on the
global monitoring of e-waste
by the Institute for the
Advanced Study of
Sustainability of the United
Nations University in 2014,
people realized that the global
g e n e r a t i o n o f Wa s t e
Electrical and Electronic
Equipment in that year was
approximately 41 million
tons and is expected to
grow to 49 million tons by
2018. Of this amount, only
6.5 million tons were
reported as formally
managed by collection and
management systems for
this waste.
But can these residues affect
human health and the
environment?, and How does
it happen? “usually, the
composition of waste
electrical and electronic
equipment is very diverse,
reaching up to more than 200
different compounds, of
which there are always
several potentially dangerous
elements for human health.
Generally in the equipment
we find iron and steel
representing 50% of the
waste, followed by plastics
that is 21%, as well as glass,
printed circuit boards,
ceramics, rubber and other
materials " (Édgar Erazo,
2017).
COMPONENTS AND WHAT THEY
CAUSE.
The electronic devices are
composed of copper, gold and
other elements that can be
recycled and sold easily but
people that work specifically
in this, are not able to do it
with the right security
measures.
The health damage that can
cause these pollutants are
several, the lead causes
anemia, increased blood
pressure, damage to the
kidneys, abortions,
disturbances of the nervous
system and decreased fertility
in man.
Cadmium often causes
stomach pain, severe
vomiting, broken bones,
damage to the nervous system
and can even cause cancer.
 If you want to buy electronic
How to deal with
devices just for pleasure or
electronic waste. whim, take into account the
risks and consequences that
• Drastically reduce the
these can cause when
consumption of electronic
disposing them, it is better to
devices: If you like buying electronic
buy the electronic devices by
devices, try to be out of necessity and not
whims yours
necessity and, when disposing
of them, take them to the
• If you love buying electronic :
centers that can do it in the
devices buy electronic devices with correct way without having
less polluting materials, Since this risks or consequences in the
way you can avoid the risks future.
• electronic waste recycling
centers; you can go to the
electronic wate recycling center,
wich allocates this type of devices
to specialized points for the
recycling of electronic components