Can E-waste be solved?

Can E-waste be solved?

  We just talked about the a new pollution called E-waste. And this kind of waste isn't be recognized by the most of people, just only a few experts care about the disposition.

  However, if there are solutions for this kind of issue? The answer should be yes.

  Well, there is a figure said that nearly 70 percent of used computers and monitors in the United States will end up in landfills, and up to 75 percent of e-waste generated in the European Union is unaccounted for.

  So, who gets the trash?

  From the picture, we can see that most electronic waste eventually goes to the developing countries such as India, Ahmedabad, and China. This may contributes many social and health problems in those countries. There is another important thing is to seek solutions for the issue excepting the improvement of the technology.  

  According to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, they provide several experts opinions for the solutions of the e-waste, and each of the experts gives the best solution from their own perspectives.For more details click here

  From all solutions provided by those experts, the dominant point is technology and policy. E-waste is the outcome from the high technology, so as the improvement of the technology, this issue may ultimately be solved.

  And there are other several options to deal with the problem divided into three categories which are donate, recycle, and involve businesses.

Donate

  This means that we can give out our obsolete electronic devices which are also can be used to the charity or institution for educational use.

Recycle

  This  method is similar to the donation. However, I just want to mention some different points from the donation. For this part, we can use the obsolete electronics in a different way. For instance, we can use the old phone as a portable hard drive or electronic notepad.

Involve businesses

  For this category, I think this is the most promising method. That means if some companies can provide professional recycle way, that would be very helpful to deal with the problem. Besides it could mitigate the issue, this method would stimulate the economy of the country and provide a number of job opportunities for the unemployed people.

  There is no doubt that e-waste will be recognized by more and more people. And parents and teachers also should to teach the children how are serious results could be created by e-waste. I believe that someday, the e-waste could be solved completely.

The picture from the following website:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195925505000466