e-waste - what is it?
Electronic waste, e-waste, or e-scrap describes thrown-out electriconic appliances which are no longer in use. Your old televisons, cell phones, iPods, etc. are all e-waste. You probably have discarded plenty of electronics in your lifetime, but do you know what happens to them once you throw them out? Where do they go? How about the effect they have on our climate? The health of other people?
As you navigate this webpage you will learn about where e-waste goes, what impact is has on the environment, and what one company and scientists are doing to fight it.
As you navigate this webpage you will learn about where e-waste goes, what impact is has on the environment, and what one company and scientists are doing to fight it.