What Happens to Your Old Electronics?

What Happens to Your Old Electronic Equipment, prepared by Greenpeace Akdeniz and published on the Wheat Ecological Life Support Association website? The article entitled explains the harms of old electronic equipments to the environment after they are unused and disposed of, and proposes solutions.

According to the article, in most developed countries, the amount of e-waste is increasing dramatically, while the solutions offered lag behind, as "disposable" is part of the country's culture. Seventy-five percent of e-waste is unregistered, even in EU countries with stricter regulations. Of the 8.7 million tons of e-waste created each year, 6.6 million tons cannot be recycled.