E-WASTE PROBLEMS
What is e-waste, and what are the e-waste problems?
Electronic waste (e-waste) is defined in general as any used electronic devices or components that need to be disposed of properly.
When we toss our laptops, batteries, light bulbs or other gadgets into the
garbage
We are shipping our e-waste to landfills
Where it accumulates and poses a risk to human
beings and to the earth.
What are the e-waste problems associated with the environment?
E-waste builds up in our landfills and gets heated by
the sun, where it emits harmful gases and seeps in to
the soil.
E-waste doesn’t just affect humans, it hurts sea
mammals, birds, aquamarine life and animals.
The soil and air that is now polluted contaminates our crops, vegetables, flowers,
shrubs, trees, grasses, saplings and herbs.
Essentially every person and every organism that is
exposed to e-Waste are put at risk.
What are the e-waste problems associated with people?
Causes of E- waste To our health
Contains toxic material, like lead, mercury, cadmium,
beryllium and arsenic.
Brominated flame retardants.
They create even more toxins that we get exposed to, like
furans, and halogenated
dioxins.
Endocrine disruption, reproductive disorders, and cancer because of these toxic substances we allow to leak out.
Toxic to your kidneys, and will eventually
negatively impact the reproductive system and
the nervous system.
Even our children are affected, as lead
causes an impairment in
mental development.
Brominated flame retardants is
associated with thyroid problems and
fetal damage.
Barium in e-waste causes your brain to swell after only a short exposure!
It also causes heart, spleen and liver
damage.
Mercury has been proven to harm
developing fetuses, and babies are in
jeopardy because mercury is passed through mothers’
milk.
E-Waste Problems: What do we do?
E-WASTE CAN BE ADDRESSED IN FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS
We can throw our e-waste
out
We can choose to
recycle our electronic
devices
Reuse the products we
no longer need
Sell your used devices
before they get too old
CONTACT US
All Green Electronics Recycling
ADDRESS15561 Del Amo Ave. Tustin, CA 92780
PHONE(714) 782-1485
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