Think about how many electronic devices are out there. Countless office buildings of machines blinking and clicking away. Everybody and their dog barking into a cell phone. Schools of teens customizing their media players. Hordes of technophiles checking Google, MySpace and Second Life. There is a never-ending obstacle course of buttons to be pushed. Now think about what happens when the newest latest and fastest versions of these machines become available?
Apparently 67,000 tonnes of electronic junk (E-Waste) was generated last year in Canada. This stuff finds it's way into our already overflowing landfills. All the plastics, glass and heavy metals of E-Waste are taking a serious toll on the environment.
If you can’t sell your old computer on Craigslist don’t just ditch it in the alley. Do you think the local thrift store is a good option? Sorry, it’s not. I just called a huge well-known thrift store chain and an employee explained that when the electronics on the shelves don’t sell it goes to the landfill.
OK, then what can we do?
For starters just be aware, if you got this far maybe you might want to read more.
Check out these eWaste insights:
United Nations Environment Programme
Techno Trash Recycling
Wikipedia - eWaste
1 comment:
Maybe we should concentrate the waste in a place like Sask. or Ontairo. Somewhere that has a high frequency of lightning storms. Attach some lightning rods and see if we can't "wake" some technological monstrousity out of that diode-ial ooze. Maybe we'd get something like Madame Trash Heap from Fraggle Rock.
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