Kamara Sue Cris

The EU has adopted a directive requiring producers of electronics to recover and recycle e-waste.

The nation now dumps between 300 million and 400 million electronic items per year, and less than 20% of that e-waste is recycled.

E-waste represents 2% of America's trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of overall toxic waste.

Bc computer processing power doubles every two years, many old computers are being abandoned.

In 2005 US threw away 47 million computers, up from 20 million in 98.

It’s energy efficient to rebuild old computers, but only about 2% of PCs ever find their way to a second user.

Flat panel computer monitors and notebooks often contain small amounts of mercury in the bulbs used to light them.

Cathode ray tubes in older TVs and computers typically contain about 4 lbs of lead and sometimes as much as 7 lbs.

The European Union banned e-waste from landfills in the 1990's, and current laws hold manufacturers responsible for e-waste disposal.

Ewatse often contain useful materials such as precious metals,glass,&plastics that should be recovered rather than buried in a landfill.

One hundred thirty million cell phones are retired each year.

Fewer than 20% of cell phones are recycled each year but if we recycled just a million cellphones,

it would reduce GH gas emissions equal to taking 1,368 cars off the road for a year.

In China and elsewhere have concern about the large quantities of ewastethat wealthy countries continue to dump in the developing world

China banned the import of ewaste in 2000. The labor-intensive nature of electronics recycling has perpetuated a black market in the trade

Chinas e-waste disasters reveals that commonly used recycling practices can harm the environment more than the waste itself.

Developed nations should not sell their ewaste but dispose of it properly.

A clear principle is that sending e-waste to landfills or incinerators should be strictly prohibited.

Presenting our e-waste project!

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