What is E-Waste? Personal Experiences and the Bigger Picture.

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What is E-Waste? Personal Experiences and the Bigger Picture

‘E-Waste’ stands for Electronic Waste. This includes….

Where does E-Waste come from? Internally from Households and Small Businesses Internally from Companies, Institutions and Governments Externally from Countries Illegally dumping non-reusable electronics

What are Problems with E-Waste? Health Hazards - Lung Cancer - DNA damage - Chronic damage to brain Environmental Hazards - Ground-water Pollution - Air Pollution - Acidification of soil (plants/crops will not grow or lose their nutrients) - Lead and heavy metals in ground (end up in plants/crops and thus in animal and human bodies.)

E-Waste Workers in Agbogbloshie

How can we Rethink E-Waste? Recycling….

How can we Rethink E-waste? Design against things breaking easily…

How can we Rethink E-Waste? Upcycling, Reuse and Generate!

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