What is e-waste and what are its hazards? Can you tell me?

We live in a world full of electronic products. How to deal with electronic waste? How should we deal with electronic waste? In fact, many people may not realize the potential danger of our discarded electronic equipment as waste. So today, let's understand how e-waste affects us and the environment, and find out how to overcome it.

We live in an era of technology diffusion. Mobile phones, computers, televisions and other devices have become a part of our lives. But when these devices stop running, they become electronic waste, which is used by us and thrown away by improper treatment. This may soon affect many lives on earth, because these devices are made of toxic substances, including PVC, mercury, lead, chromium, cadmium, gallium arsenide and so on. When exposed to nature, these chemicals enter the air, water and soil, and finally further enter our bodies and hurt us.

But how do these devices affect the environment? For example, you bought a new TV set and an old TV set from the store. Now you may think that the first generation stores will recycle old TV sets when they send them to the factory, but unfortunately, not all factories recycle them. Sometimes these factories don't recycle, but burn these parts to get gold and equivalent metals. In the process of burning these devices, these components will release harmful elements into the air, such as hydrocarbons, dioxin bromide and other heavy particles, which will eventually be inhaled by humans and other animals, not just the air. These particles also have the characteristics of infiltration into the soil, which destroys the nutritional value of the soil. These nutrients are absorbed by plants, eventually eaten by animals, and even appear on our dining table. If the destruction of natural resources by e-waste continues to develop at an alarming rate, it will soon have an important impact on our environment and may destroy the whole earth.

Therefore, we must take immediate measures to stop it. Small things around us can help us get rid of this fast-growing pollution. The first thing we can do is to avoid throwing away broken or outdated equipment. You can give them to your friends or relatives, or anyone who can make full use of them. If you don't send it out, you can take it to a professional place for recycling. We humans generate about 40 million tons of electronic waste around the world every year, which is equivalent to processing 800 laptops every second. In addition, the report estimates that although almost all e-waste is recyclable, only 12.5% of e-waste is recycled at present.