Title of the issue: E – Pollutants and E – Waste

Title of the Article: Electronic pollution – The upcoming environmental concern

Source: https://envibrary.com/electronic-pollution/
Author: Arijit Samajdar

Summary Narrative:
Electronic pollution is the form of pollution caused by the discarded electrical or
electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or
disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries can
lead to adverse human health effects and environmental pollution.
Electronic scrap components, such as CPUs, contain potentially harmful components such as
lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants. Recycling and disposal of e-waste
may involve significant risk to the health of workers and communities in developed countries
and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaking of
materials such as heavy metals from landfills and incinerator ashes.

What lesson have you learned?

I’ve learned that I don’t trash them. First, we should never throw e-waste in the trash!
Even the small stuff like phones or batteries shouldn’t go in the trash. There are some toxic
(dangerous) chemicals in these products that don’t belong in the trash. It’s bad for our
environment, plus it means throwing away valuable metals that can be recycled.

What suggestion can you offer?

The suggestion I can offer is that the best thing to do is to give it to someone else who
can keep using it. If you don’t find a family member or friend who wants it, you can often donate
it to a charity in your community.

Submitted by:
Tubil, Jerome
Geonzon, Cherry lyn
Labrador, Merly
Sepada, Jay Lord