Electronic Waste

• 90% of the world’s electronic waste is illegally traded or dumped each year

• Worth $19 bn

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• Smart phones and Computers contribute to the 41 million tonnes on the e-waste mountain

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• Unep warns the growing volumes of e-waste, municipal waste, food waste, discarded chemicals and counterfeit pesticides are all having significant environment and economic impacts.

• The metals are extremely hazardous for the environment and our health

Questions

• What can we do to stop wasting so many electronics?

• How can we stop them from being exported illegally?

• How can we make the environment a safer place to live?

How do you think Wall-E feels?

Don’t forget to RECYCLE!!