By…

David Tang

William Christensen

Femke Henzen

Maaike Grolle

E-WASTE (GROUP 7)

INTRODUCTION

INFORMATIONEach Year..

• The USA discards 30 million computers.

• 100 million mobile phones are disposed in Europe.

RECYCLINGRecycling is the process of basically turning used materials (e-waste) into new products which is very environmental friendly. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics.

It, in a way, also saves energy and money.

RECYCLING-ACCEPTABLE ITEMSNot all the electronics can be recycled, some could give out health hazards and reactions unknown.

Here’s a short list of acceptable items:

Batteries (Rechargeable, Single use)

-Cellphones ,PDAs ,Pagers

-Computers and related (Monitor, software disks, CPU)

-Printers/ Scanners/ Fax Machines

-Televisions

-VCRs, DVDs

PROBLEMS-Approximately 50 million tons of E-Waste produced every year, and only 15-20% of the 50 million tons could be recycled before more E-Waste are produced.

SOLUTIONS-Sponsor/Donate/Support

-Recycle

-Government Regulation

-Fewer toxic materials and pollution

-Minimum life span.

-Ease of recycling

-Information Requirements

-Take-back, refund

-Compulsory

CHARTSThis is a graph of a survey with only one simple question, the question was “Reason for recycling”.

33%

26%

19%

11% 11%

Reason for recycling

Because it will be recycled. I need the space.

I know it's not right to dump in the landfill. It is free.

I don't know where else to take it.

CHARTSThis survey has recycling preferences. The question was “How do you prefer to recycle your e-waste?”

58%26%

9%4% 3%

How do you prefer to recycle your E-Waste?

Collection Events. Take it to a recycling centre.Take to local charity for reuse. Take to a computer retailer.Ship back to manufacturer.

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REFERENCES• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw3ZNTqoz0I

• Largest video sharing website.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste

• http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/toxics/hi-tech-highly-toxic/e-waste/

• Good info.

• http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-e-waste

• 11 good facts.

• http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/e-waste-survey-2009/html/page7.html

• Good useful graphs.