Pros And Cons Of Electronic Waste

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Electronic waste or e-waste is a term for electronic products that have become unwanted, obsolete, or essentially reached the end of their useful life. However, since 2005, e-waste has become one of the most growing problem and concern around the world. The idea of producing short lifespan devices such as computers, cellphones, and Mp3 is the major cause of what lead to that problem. As Giles Slade stated, the main reason the world is overloaded with numerous electronic waste, it is because substantial companies or manufactures designed their products with their own advantages not on the advantages of their consumers. For instance, if a manufacture designed a product which will last ten years, the product will be less profitable because consumers …show more content…
Since electronic waste disposed everywhere, it led the world to face a new solid waste crisis. Meanwhile, as industries produced more and more every years, scientist predicted that the world will faced one of the dangerous toxic exposure in the future (Logomasini). Moreover, other study already shown that children who live in the area where e-waste is disposes have higher levels of toxic metals in their blood than children who live in another area nearby (Matt).Under those circumstances, one can see the fact that e-waste is one of the most leading cause of …show more content…
The best way to solve the problem is to prevent or unsupported chemical companies from making hazardous chemical or toxic products. As Lester stated, chemical companies need to face the truth about those hazardous chemicals they created. Otherwise, they have two choices, one they can continue delivering their poison to the people with false information, and two they can stop producing them. Under those circumstances, if they chose to continue delivering their toxic products to the public with lies and false information, it will be everyone 's responsibility to make them own up the truth (Stephen). As everyone should know, when it comes to pollution, whatever is done cannot be fixed or undone. Therefore, it is one responsibility to stand up and take action to save this planet from drowning on those toxic

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