Puri, Sheryl Joy Y.

BSNE-201

Trends of electronic waste pollution and its

impact on the global environment and
ecosystem
Electronic waste (e-waste) is used for all electronic/electrical devices which are no more used.
Although e-waste contains toxic materials, however, its management is rarely focused by policy
makers; therefore, its negative impact on the global environment, ecosystem, and human health
is aggravated. e-waste materials, major pollutants including ferrous/non-ferrous metals, plastics,
glass, printed circuit boards, cement, ceramic, and rubber beside, some valuable metals (such as
copper, silver, gold, platinum). It is therefore critical to monitor footprint and device strategies to
address e-waste-linked issues from manufacturing, exportation, to ultimate dumping, including
technology transmissions for its recycling.  Their fate in the three spheres of the earth, i.e., water,
soil, and air, impacts human health. The strategies and regulation to handle e-waste generation at
the global level have been discussed.

Author:  Rida Akram, Natasha, Shah Fahad

Published:  25 April 2019
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-019-04998-2

2. What lesson have you learned?

I have learnd that be always careful to things aroud us and be content to things we have. I also
learned that we only prioritize the things that we need only not the wants.

3.What suggestions can you offer?

Do not buy those thing if you don’t need them, we can also re-use the things that is possible to
work, but make that is still safe. Protect our gadgets and don’t use it to much and also protect our
self in technology.And lastly, let’s recycle the things that is possible to work in any other way.