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
About the Author: Rebecca Pryor
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Content: 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: Electronic devices contain toxic metals like mercury, lead and lithium, which when disposed of improperly, mixes with ponds, lakes and groundwater. Communities that directly depend on these sources of water then consume it unknowingly. These heavy metals are hazardous for all forms of living beings. Soil Pollution: These heavy metals enter the food chain as they are absorbed by plants from the soil.