Assignment #4

E-waste is a huge issue today because of health hazards, life endangerment, and most of it is sent off to third world countries. Most of the countries that the e-waste is sent to are places like China and Nigeria and usually they do not dispose of the waste correctly; environmentally safe and for human health. The problem is that we seem to always dump our trash somewhere else, somewhere that cannot harm us. But what we are doing is creating problems for other countries. Most of the people are exposed to the toxic chemicals and live in a dangerous lifestyle.
I always try to recycle my old ipods, cell phones and other electronics, but it is difficult to know where it all goes to. I think I can try to reduce this problem of uncertainty by finding a recycling place that will give the information about where it all goes, then maybe that could reduce the environmental impact.