Title: How E-Waste Is Harmful to Your Health | AG Electronics Recycling
Headings: How E-Waste Is Harmful to Your Health
How E-Waste Is Harmful to Your Health
What Discarded Electronics Do to the Environment
How E-Waste Is Harmful to Your Health
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Content: How E-Waste Is Harmful to Your Health | AG Electronics Recycling
How E-Waste Is Harmful to Your Health
E-waste is a term used for electronic products and computers that are thrown out, including laptops, tablets, printers, phones, game consoles, televisions, and DVD players, to name a few. Over 40 million tons of e-waste is produced worldwide every year, and only about 13% of that e-waste is recycled. As newer electronics are produced, older electronics become obsolete,…
E-waste is a term used for electronic products and computers that are thrown out, including laptops, tablets, printers, phones, game consoles, televisions, and DVD players, to name a few. Over 40 million tons of e-waste is produced worldwide every year, and only about 13% of that e-waste is recycled. As newer electronics are produced, older electronics become obsolete, and all too often are not disposed of properly. To visualize how much 40 million tons is, the amount of e-waste produced yearly is equal to approximately 400 aircraft carriers in weight. Picture 348 aircraft carriers (87% of 400) being tossed into landfills every year, and that number continuing to grow, and it becomes clear that recycling e-waste has to become a priority. What Discarded Electronics Do to the Environment
E-waste can’t simply be burned like some garbage. Burning e-waste creates very fine particles, which are then breathed in and can cause pulmonary and cardiovascular disease. Cancer-producing dioxins are released into the air whenever e-waste is burned.