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E-Waste - Coggle Diagram
E-Waste
Personal responsibility
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Small choices can lead to big changes: keeping a phone for longer, donating, recycling
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Overconsumption
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It costs money to upgrade, is it worth the it? Making this decision can save both money and the environment
The environmental impact
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Where does e-waste end up? Is it the ocean, landfills, transported into poorer countries?
Hazardous materials are in electronics: mercury, lead, etc.
Programs for e-waste are put in place locally: Denver, Boulder
Have limitations, large appliances for example
Laws exist, but are not enough to keep e-waste out of landfills
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This is an ethical, environmental, and public health issue