Advantages And Disadvantages Of E-Waste

This paper will discuss what e-waste is, what is happening to the e-waste and why it is a problem. The paper will then discuss what can be done to improve the situation.

If you where to ask a small child in Nigeria—"what do you do everyday?" They will most likely answer, "burning e-waste and selling the minerals inside in in." Not an answer you would receive from an American children living in the Untied States. Slowly this kids are being sicken by all the dangerous substances that e-waste contains. Soon this will lead for their bodies to stop growing properly. They will eventually die. Old electronics should not be thrown away, instead recycled. Because it is not healthy for the people in the countries that try to take out the material inside of the e-waste. And because we need tougher laws. Also because you can recycle.

Waste burned in incinerators and combustion facilities (high temperatures burn waste more completely than in open burns)

Waste has become a global problem. It has become very necessary to address this problem, so that energy problems can be solved. 50 million tonnes of domestic waste is produced every year, and this is a health hazard. Domestic waste is nothing but paper, kitchen waste, and plastic.

The article “Our E-Waste Problem is Ridiculous, and Gadget Makers Aren’t Helping” by Christina Bonnington clarifies the damaging effect of dumping electronic fragments into landfills and how recycling is healthier besides the diverse types of companies that are eco-friendly. When customers change to a new phone or get an upgrade 70-80 percent of the ancient phones ends up in landfills. Throughout the years technology has gotten better it has become firmer to disassemble. Next Bonnington Shares the recycling process, and how certain companies determines if it’s worth reselling, if the electronic is not worth reselling it’s shredded so the materials inside can be recycled such as steel, copper, etc. It also can be tough to get this material out

Incineration is a waste process that involves organic substances. Incineration and other waste systems are called "thermal treatment." Incineration of waste converts the waste into ash, flue gas, and

As an aftermath of the advancement in technology, the useful life of electrical and electronic equipment has been shortened due to environmental pollution and global legislations. The handling of e-waste including combustion in incinerators, emplace in landfill is no longer permitted. In Australia, the recycling of e-waste, such

Here in the United States alone, we produced 3.412 million tons of electronic waster, also known as e-waste (Facts and Figures 2014). However only one million tons were recycled correctly, according to the standards of the Environmental Protection Agency (Facts and Figures 2014). So, that means that two million tons were disposed of through landfills or other disposal methods. This enormous amount of e-waste has become a prominent issue due to our political economic system, better known as capitalism. However, our capitalistic system doesn’t just effect our country when it comes to e-waste, it also effects the environmental conditions of the newly developing countries around the Globe too (Wilson 2017).

Electronic or E-waste is a growing problem in the United States. Our landfills are becoming cluttered with the waste created when Americans replace their electronics so very often. Part of the reason people discard E-waste in such large numbers are they feel they need the latest model, others blame inferior construction so the products don’t last as long as they used to. No matter the reason for being discarded, E- Waste is a significant problem. It goes beyond the items piling up; as previously mentioned Science has come a long way and we have learned that many of these products are known to contain materials that can cause health and ecological problems when removed from the devices by leaking out into the environment. It is estimated that millions of tons of E-waste are

The soil matrix is a microbial storehouse in which a variety of microorganisms co-exist. Within the soil habitat, microorganisms are taking in nutrients, respiring, and participating in biogeochemical cycles. There are prokaryotic microbes, eukaryotic microbes, and viruses. The most abundant microbial populations in soil are simple bacteria, Actinobacteria, and fungi (1). The eukaryotic populations in soil include algae, fungi, and protists. Fungi participate in recycling biomass and stimulating plant growth (2). Soil fungi

To get around the issue of these powerful companies being upset from the negative financial impact from the move to zero carbon, a shift must be made in governmental policy. Perhaps the solution may not be punishing companies for producing too much pollution, but rewarding companies for producing much less. In this way, the market for carbon emissions will eventually disappear and naturally profit-seeking companies will aim to pursue activities, hunt for new strategies, and invest in infrastructure and equipment that result in lower carbon emissions.

Proper waste disposal reduces the impact of waste into the atmosphere by observing the proper methods of disposing. Because improper disposal of our wastes imposes cost on others, waste disposal has been a big political issue. Dirty disposal methods such as dumping are big problems nowadays. Though the easiest among any method, it creates health risks for the public. Waste disposal was not always observed and monitored properly; therefore, everyone must comply with the methods used in order to achieve environmental advantages. Achieving this awareness in proper waste disposal is important to lessen the waste we dispose improperly.

Unfortunately, the EPA estimates that only 10 percent of e-waste is recycled annually. Even more upsetting, though, are the conditions in which some of these materials are recycled. While some firms operate under strict environmental regulations with adequate protocols to protect workers' health, many do not.

There are many negative impacts on society and the human body that is created by E waste. All of the negative impacts that E waste creates will keep on causing problems such as releasing dangerous toxins and chemicals into the earth contributing to global warming, giving off carbon

Industrial pollution has been identified as a major problem in Egypt and is addressed under the National Pollution Prevention Program (NIPPP). (Abou Elela, 2002). Fertilizers industry is considered a sub-sector of the chemical industries which is based on the usage of numerous types of chemicals in large quantities. Increase in fertilizer use has become unavoidable to achieve maximum agricultural harvest. For instance, due to increasing population pressure, the use of chemical fertilizers has become essential in increasing crop production efficiency and meets the high needs for agricultural products in countries with a growing population. Waste from fertilizer factories usually ends up in sediments and soils. This waste may disturb the health of soil ecosystems. Soil quality and productivity in these areas have been dramatically reduced. Heavy metals contamination due to the emission of fertilizer industry is significant problem, which leads to negative influence on soil characteristics and limitation of productive and environmental functions (Kassir et al., 2012). A number of field studies have described the reaction of microarthropods on heavy metal pollution (e.g. Bengtsson and Rundgren, 1988; Hågvar and Abrahamsen, 1990; Rabitsch, 1995; Russell and Alberti, 1998). Soil organisms may play an important role in the transfer of metals through the ecosystem in metal-polluted environments (Janssen et al., 1991). The most numerous groups of microarthropods