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Transcript: BY JAZLYN ANDERSON ELECTRONIC WASTE IN LANDFILLS Landfills Electronic Waste AKA E-Waste is "the world’s fastest-growing source of waste. The United States produces more e-waste than any country in the world" (PBS). "According to a recent report by EPA, every day, we are to get rid of over 416,000 mobile devices and 142,000 computers either by recycling or disposing of them in landfills and incinerators." The Problem: The Problem - We send E-waste items to developing countries such Ghana, Kenya, Hong Kong, China and more - These Items are a problem to the enviroment and the people handling them How E-Waste in Landfills affect people: How it affects people People in developing countries are being exposed to these toxins because they are scaveging in the E-Waste Many E-Waste items contain dangerous toxins such as lead, mercury, arsenic, barnium, cadium, hexavalent chromium, beryllium, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and brominated flame retardents. Being exposed to these can cause many health issues. Little kid in China sitting in E-Waste Agbogbloshire, Ghana - Largest E-Waste dump How E-Waste hurts the environment: Environment The toxic substances contained in electronic wastes can infiltrate the air, water and soil which ultimately hurt people's health Solutions Solutions: Turn your E-Waste into Turn In programs such as Best Buy where they recycle, refusbish and resell your E-Waste RECYCLE CONSCIOUSLY!!! - Know what the recycling company actually does with E-waste Works Cited: Works Cited Katie Campbell and Ken Christensen, “Where does America’s E-Waste end up? GPS tracker tells all”, PBS.org, 10 May 2016,www.pbs.org/newshour/science/america-e-waste-gps-tracker-tells-all-earthfix , 28 May 2018. Kimberly Button, “20 staggering e-waste facts”, Earth911.com, 24 February 2016 , earth911.com/eco-tech/20-e-waste-facts/ , 29 May 2018. Rick LeBlanc, “E-waste recycling facts and figures”, TheBalanceSMB.com, 15 March 2018, www.thebalancesmb.com/e-waste-recycling-facts-and-figures-2878189 , 28 May 2018. Lesley Lammers, “Best E-Waste recycling solutions? Where to look”, Earth911.com, 26 Feburuary 2016, www.earth911.com/eco-tech/e-waste-recycling-solutions/ , 28 May 2018. Staff at GreenPeace, “Hazardous Chemicals In Electronic Devices”, GreenPeace.org, www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/campaigns/toxics/science/chemicals-electronics/ , 28 May 2018. “Impacts of E-waste on the environment”, Eterra.com, 25 May 2017, www.eterra.com.ng/articles/impacts-e-waste-environment/ , 28 May 2018.