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What environmental effects are we starting to see from dumping or e-waste?
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∙ 7y ago
There are several ways e-waste can affect the environment.
Firstly, companies send the wastes to third world countries to be "dealt" with simply because it is cheaper than disposing it in their home countries. Since electronics can often contain gold or other valuable metals, people in these countries either burn or use acid baths to extract these metal from the electronics to be sold, thus, releasing pollutants in the air from the fires and/or leaking acid into the environment from acid leaks.
Secondly, e-waste often contains harmful metals such as beryllium or Mercury, which can leech into the water supply. If these wastes are not disposed of properly, they can adversely affect the environment and the health of the local region.
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Where does most of the world's eWaste come from?
From: China and India
How much ewaste is discarede in the UK in one year?
enough to fill the moon
How much ewaste is generated from mobile phones?
by going to the net , texting,calling and voice mail
Where can one recycle broken id card printers?
Best Buy has a program where they will recycle eWaste. Any type of eWaste no matter where it was bought, they will take it and recycle it. This means that they will make the attempt to refurbish it, and sell it, or they will bring it to a recycling center and attempt to reclaim the value of the precious metals in the electronics.
What are electronic disposal laws in jonesville virginia?
The electronic disposal and all about ewaste laws can be seen in this website http://www.ecyclingresource.org/ContentPage.aspx?Pageid=28&ParentID=0
I have a microwave that just "quit". It's only about 1 1/2 years old. Can I bring it there to recycle it?
If you are looking to recycle it in Portland, you can try Office Depot (apparently, they recycle electronics), EWaste Solutions, or City Recycle. Earth911.com offers other ideas.
Why is there so much Ewaste?
There is a high volume of e-waste because electronics are so commonly used in today's society that of course there are also many electronic devices that are no longer useful. Electronics generally have a shorter lifespan than other products because they are often more delicate and go obsolete much more quickly (because of the rate at which electronics are developing), resulting in more electronics being thrown away--more e-waste.
Is e-waste bad and why?
Whether e-waste is 'bad' depends entirely on how it is dealt with. A great amount of reusable materials can be recovered from WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) if it is recycled properly i.e. through a registered recycler. It also means that hazardous materials are disposed of in a safe manner as well as any materials which cannot be reused. WEEE can have negative effects on the environment if it is not dealt with properly and sent to landfill. This results in a waste of useful materials, possible contamination to the surrounding environment from hazardous materials as well as overloading the landfill sites. Unfortunately there are also a large number of occasions when WEEE is illegally labelled as 'working equipment' and sent abroad (often to developing countries) where it is 'recycled' by untrained and unprotected workers. These workers strip plastics and coverings from ewaste by burning over open fires or dipping into acid baths, to expose materials which can be sold. The effects on the workers and the surrounding environment from the leaked hazardous materials is devastating. The Chinese town of Guiyu and Agbogbloshie in Ghana are shocking examples. Further information can be found in 'related links'.
Why is e waste bad?
Whether e-waste is 'bad' depends entirely on how it is dealt with. A great amount of reusable materials can be recovered from WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) if it is recycled properly i.e. through a registered recycler. It also means that hazardous materials are disposed of in a safe manner as well as any materials which cannot be reused. WEEE can have negative effects on the environment if it is not dealt with properly and sent to landfill. This results in a waste of useful materials, possible contamination to the surrounding environment from hazardous materials as well as overloading the landfill sites. Unfortunately there are also a large number of occasions when WEEE is illegally labelled as 'working equipment' and sent abroad (often to developing countries) where it is 'recycled' by untrained and unprotected workers. These workers strip plastics and coverings from ewaste by burning over open fires or dipping into acid baths, to expose materials which can be sold. The effects on the workers and the surrounding environment from the leaked hazardous materials is devastating. The Chinese town of Guiyu and Agbogbloshie in Ghana are shocking examples. Further information can be found in 'related links'.
What pollution is produced by industry?
Carbon dioxide is pumped into the air causing Ozone Depletion, Smog, and plain old bad air. Waste forms that can be dumped into rivers and oceans.++G WAS HERE++
What is e-wast?
The term E-Waste is loosely applied to consume and business eloctronic equipment that is near or at the end of its useful life. There is no clear definition for it. E-waste is an informal name for electronic products with no use. Computers, TV's, telephones, stereos, VCD/VCR players, fax machines, printers, and microwaves are common electronic products; many of these products can be reused, recycled or refurbished. But unfortunately, electronic discards is one of the fastest growing segments of the waste stream.
What materials are used to make a server - I am trying to find out how much of a standard 2U server could be recycled eg HP DL380?
Are you inquiring about the raw materials used in the production, or the assembled components? Servers closely resemble other types of computers; they have similar power supplies, motherboards, hard drives, processors, etc...As for the materials used, you have the obvious plastic covering, aluminum or steel case, the copper traces in the circuits, a (usually very small) amount of gold, the silicon of the chips, and the PCB, which can be made up of various resins, like phenol formaldehyde. This material can't be profitably recycled by most users, but there are many ewaste disposal locations in most countries.
