Title: How to Reduce Electronic Waste (E-Waste): 10 Simple Tips
Headings: How to Reduce Electronic Waste (E-Waste): 10 Simple Tips
How to Reduce Electronic Waste (E-Waste): 10 Simple Tips
E-Waste’s Impact on the Environment
Ways to Reduce E-Waste and its Hazards
1. Sell old Electronics
2. Donate old Electronics
3. Recycle and Dispose of E-Waste Properly
4. Maintain your Electronics
Maintaining a Laptop or Computer:
Maintaining a Mobile Phone:
5. Repurpose or Re-evaluate
6. Store Data Online
7. Buy Energy Star Rated Electronics
8. Learn to Repair Broken Electronics at Home
9. Rent Electronic Equipment instead of Buying
10. Spread the Word!
Take Action
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Content: How to Reduce Electronic Waste (E-Waste): 10 Simple Tips
How to Reduce Electronic Waste (E-Waste): 10 Simple Tips
Electronic waste (also known as e-waste) is discarded electrical or electronic devices. Improper disposal and processing of this waste can lead to adverse human and environmental damages. There are now more mobile phones than the number of people around the world ( source ). With our tendency to just throw away products and continually purchase new ones, this creates a global e-waste problem. E-Waste’s Impact on the Environment
Image by George Hotelling from Canton, MI, United States (E-waste recycling in Ann Arbor) [ CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
The environmental hazards caused by improper disposal of e-waste can be briefly described as follows: Air Pollution: Burning of wires release hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. Water Pollution: