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Saturday, February 28, 2009
manufactuters are responsible for their products
THERE IS A SOLUTION TO EVERY CRISIS, SEE BELOW:
I believe that manufacturers of electronic goods, who have benefited from sales of their products, should take responsibility for them from production through to the end of their lives. To prevent an e-waste crisis, manufacturers must design clean electronics with longer lifespan, that are safe and easy to recycle and will not expose workers and the environment to hazardous chemicals.
Clean up: Electronics manufacturers must stop using hazardous materials. In many cases, safer alternatives currently exist.
Take back: The taxpayer should not bear the cost of recycling old electrical goods. Manufacturers should take full life cycle responsibility for their products and, once they reach the end of their useful life, take their goods back for re-use, safe recycling or disposal.
consumers' task
* Support companies that make clean products.
* Think twice before buying whether you really need a new device.
* Return your equipment to the manufacturer when you have finished with it.
I believe that manufacturers of electronic goods, who have benefited from sales of their products, should take responsibility for them from production through to the end of their lives. To prevent an e-waste crisis, manufacturers must design clean electronics with longer lifespan, that are safe and easy to recycle and will not expose workers and the environment to hazardous chemicals.
Clean up: Electronics manufacturers must stop using hazardous materials. In many cases, safer alternatives currently exist.
Take back: The taxpayer should not bear the cost of recycling old electrical goods. Manufacturers should take full life cycle responsibility for their products and, once they reach the end of their useful life, take their goods back for re-use, safe recycling or disposal.
consumers' task
* Support companies that make clean products.
* Think twice before buying whether you really need a new device.
* Return your equipment to the manufacturer when you have finished with it.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The News
As the e-waste industry proliferates, it has also become enmeshed in questionable practices that undercut its environmentally friendly image. In China and elsewhere, electronic gear commonly is stripped for reusable microchips, copper, and silver; dangerous metals are dumped nearby, often close to farms or sources of drinking water.
Ravi Agarwal's article: "Lead and Cadmium-global impact through e waste" gives some clear ideas on global life-cycle on e waste.
Ravi Agarwal's article: "Lead and Cadmium-global impact through e waste" gives some clear ideas on global life-cycle on e waste.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
E-waste: the heart of this blog: Welcome everybody!
What is e-waste? How does e-waste affect our health as well as our environment?
There is no clear definition of e-waste. For purposes of this project, e-waste can be defined as electronic products approaching the end of their useful life, such as office and communication equipment (PCs, printers, phones, faxes, etc.), entertainment electronics (TVs, portable CD and DVD players, etc.), and surveillance equipment.
E-waste poses a unique dilemma for our nation where landfill disposal is concerned. Computers and other electronic equipment are a complicated assembly of more than thousand materials, many of which are highly toxic such as toxic metals, chlorinated and brominated substances, toxic gases, biologically active materials, acids, plastics, and plastic additives. When disposed in aggregate, many of these substances can leach into our soil and water sources, thus affecting our environment and potentially affecting our health.
There is no clear definition of e-waste. For purposes of this project, e-waste can be defined as electronic products approaching the end of their useful life, such as office and communication equipment (PCs, printers, phones, faxes, etc.), entertainment electronics (TVs, portable CD and DVD players, etc.), and surveillance equipment.
E-waste poses a unique dilemma for our nation where landfill disposal is concerned. Computers and other electronic equipment are a complicated assembly of more than thousand materials, many of which are highly toxic such as toxic metals, chlorinated and brominated substances, toxic gases, biologically active materials, acids, plastics, and plastic additives. When disposed in aggregate, many of these substances can leach into our soil and water sources, thus affecting our environment and potentially affecting our health.
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