ELECTRONICS WASTE
IBRAHIMA DIALLO
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ECON 2505
PROF. SEAN P. MACDONALD
DATE 5/24/2017
ELECTRONICS WASTE
• Today we live in the world were part of our environmental concerns are becoming a
major day to day problem. It’s true that not everyone of us have the same equivalent
of understand the pain that our environment. Others do understand but ignore these
consequences and others don’t. our environment is being harmed by electronics
waste. Do we ask our self where are these broken or old electronics are being
disposed by recycling companies?, And are we as a user, handling our E- waste
properly to save the environment?.
THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CRISIS
3 Things You Can Do to Help
I. Make sure you know where your e-waste goes
II. Spread the word. The electronics waste crisis is a serious problem, but one that flies
under the radar. In San Francisco.
III. Repair. Extending the life of your electronics is one of the best steps you can take to
help the environment. Repairing your items prevents waste from entering landfills, and
lowers demand for new electronics. For an understandable tutorial on how to repair
almost any electronic item
• I think that it’s very true that the problem that our environment is going through and
are causes by us and these companies. However, I believe that everyone whom want
to contribute to save the environment, can really contribute saving. Helping the
environment being a safe place, that is helping our self and making it a safe for day,
means also safe for the future as well. So I think it’s very important to learn whom
gets our broken or unwanted electronics, so that it doesn’t end up in a place that will
hurt the environment. Moreover, as a good citizen you should be able to ship back
any electronics to the manufacture by just paying the shipping cost.
WORKS CITED
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II. Williams, Gerald J.(2012) "The Greenhouse-Gas Impact of Various Chiller Technologies."
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III. Moriarty, P., & Honnery, D. (2015). Social Efficiency in Energy Conservation. Handbook of
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption, 1-15
IV. Laura Bradley (2014, August 1) https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/08/01/e-wastein-developing-countries-endangers-environment-locals
V. Environ. Sci. Technol (2014, June 26)
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es5021313