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Hi there! Today's article is about how E- waste generation is steeply rising in Asia and how it is affecting our lives.. Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher salaries allow a huge number of individuals to purchase smartphones and different other gadgets, with serious consequences for human well being and our environment, as indicated by a recent UN study. E-waste in Asia has skyrocketed 63 percent in the last five years, the report by the United Nations stated, as it cautioned of a need for more countries in the region to improve recycling and disposal methods. In the Chinese town of Guiyu, which built its economy by recycling waste collected from overseas, heavy metal contamination has turned water and air highly toxic. Also, children in the town had high concentrations of lead in their blood. For a long time, China and some other countries in Asia have been a dumping ground for discarded gadgets and electronics from the developed world. The report stated that recently, Asia has developed as a major dumping ground of electronic waste, because of increasing affluent consumers purchasing gadgets, such as, smartphones, tablets, Air conditioners, PCs and TVs. China has dramatically increased its own generation of e-waste between 2010 and 2015, the period of survey, as per the report. Per capita, the most offending region was Hong Kong, where every individual in the territory produced an average of 21.7 kilograms of e-waste in 2015. Singapore and Taiwan were also major e-waste generators, with a little more than 19 kilograms for every individual in 2015. Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines were among the lowest e-waste generators with a normal of around one kilogram for every individual. Improper and illegal e-waste dumping means a greater exposure to extremely toxic chemicals, leading to severe chronic diseases and health complications. Acids that are utilized to separate the metals in the electronic gadgets are an added concern, with exposure to them casing severe respiratory problems. |
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23 Comments
I totally agree with you! @ Heonjun
Posted 18-02-2017 13:35
City mining can be a good answer for all these problems. As the rare earth will become even scarcer than now and the population consuming electronics expected to surge, we really cannot afford to abandon the gadgets just like we have for many years.
Posted 17-02-2017 02:53
Prayash that is already being done but there are also a lot of problems associated with it, as I have mentioned in my article..
Posted 11-02-2017 23:41
Welcome @Adaora
Posted 11-02-2017 23:40
I agree with you @Nur
Posted 11-02-2017 23:39
Welcome! @Monyratana
Posted 11-02-2017 23:39
That is very true Ashtha
Posted 11-02-2017 23:38
Welcome! @Raneem
Posted 11-02-2017 23:38
Well we could to recycle this type of e waste and convert it into other useful material.
Posted 11-02-2017 12:42
Thank you for this article. I have learned so much
Posted 11-02-2017 06:22
The main solution, I think, is back to the original producer of those wastes. When you want to prosuce something that later on could be a source of waste, you should put a manual to those who use your products on what to do so it doesn't really pollute the nature
Posted 10-02-2017 10:44
Thank you for sharing this informative article! It is not often that I hear people talk about this serious issue, and I hope people will be advocated more on this issue.
Posted 09-02-2017 23:01
e-waste is the burning issue these days due to the advancement in technology.
Posted 09-02-2017 18:08
This article could not be truer, it is very scary to think of how devices we use every day can have this impact on us. Thanks for sharing!
Posted 08-02-2017 23:10
The people from electronic manufacturing company should also think about this serious issue and innovate ideas to minimize it. after all they are also human being.
Posted 08-02-2017 22:17
Thanks for sharing your views Arushi!
Posted 07-02-2017 23:46
I agree with you Anthony, that we must encourage companies, who best know the composition of their products to suggest a disposal and recycling plan.. Thanks for sharing you views!
Posted 07-02-2017 23:45
I agree with you Yvonne, in the developing countries, awareness about the hazards caused by E-waste is very less thus exposing people to these hazardous chemicals..
Posted 07-02-2017 23:42
I agree @Ropam
Posted 07-02-2017 23:40
Thanks for emphasising on a very serious issue which needs to be advocated so that e-waste is minimised. A large number of what is labeled as 'e-waste' is actually not waste at all, but rather whole electronic equipment or parts that are readily marketable for reuse or can be recycled for materials recovery. There are a number of ways that we can minimise e-waste- by not buying latest phones etc (when old one is still working) just to be trendy, by reusing /recycling the old gadgets. Thanks once again for the report.
Posted 07-02-2017 19:44
For me, I think it should be part of the procedure for getting an operation license for companies producing electronic gadgets to present a recycling plan for the products they will produce. Many of the electronic companies in the world are only concerned about increasing their profit and will keep bringing out new models of their products with presumed better functions. I can only imagine what it is like in China which is a highly industrialized nation.
Posted 07-02-2017 17:28
I remember writing about the same issue a while back. The rate at which E-waste is increasing is alarming, not to mention that most electronics use chemicals and compounds that are toxic to living things. It is indeed an issue that we need to deal with quickly.
Posted 07-02-2017 15:22
E-generation is a matter of concern these days ... its alarming
Posted 07-02-2017 12:13